Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 24, 2019)
Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2019
This bill revises provisions regarding shark conservation and fishery management.
The bill requires any country that seeks to import shark products into the United States to obtain a certification from the Department of Commerce that the country has a regulatory program in effect to provide for the conservation and management of sharks, including measures to prohibit the removal of any of the fins of a shark (including the tail).
Commerce must revise its regulations to include rays and skates as species that are subject to the Seafood Traceability Program. (The Seafood Traceability Program has data reporting and recordkeeping requirements at the time of entry for imported fish or fish products entered into U.S. commerce.)
What just happenedMar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 24, 2019
- Mar 1, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Trade Subcommittee - Feb 7, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Jan 24, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ways and Means Committee - Jan 24, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Natural Resources Committee - Jan 24, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House