Shark Sales Elimination Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 6, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
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.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Shark Sales Elimination Act of 2019
This bill makes it illegal to possess, buy, or sell shark parts or any product containing shark parts. A person may possess a shark part that was lawfully taken consistent with a license or permit under certain circumstances.
Penalties are imposed for violations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2019 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Jan 16, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 9, January 16, 2019, page H677.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-11 | SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS: CLEANER, STRONGER BUILDINGS135 pages | Select Committee on the Climate Crisis | Oct 17, 2019 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 737 | Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019 | Related bill | Nov 21, 2019 |
| S 877 | Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019 | Related bill | Dec 12, 2019 |
| HR 2463 | Shark Sales Elimination Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | May 24, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the sale of shark parts, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Shark Sales Elimination Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
