Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2018
Latest action · Dec 19, 2018 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 733.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2018
This 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.)
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2018 to Dec 5, 2018, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | May 9, 2018 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Jun 5, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Oct 9, 2018 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Dec 5, 2018 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2018Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-442.
- Dec 19, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 733.
- May 22, 2018Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 26, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Apr 26, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5248 | Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act | Related bill | Apr 17, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2018Reported to Senate
- Apr 26, 2018Introduced in Senate
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