Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2019
Latest action · Apr 3, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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 3, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2019
This bill addresses the conservation and management of sharks.
The bill prohibits the importation into the United States of shark products from a nation that does not have measures to provide for the conservation and management of sharks and measures to prohibit shark finning (the removal of a shark's fins, including the tail, and discarding the remainder of the shark at sea) that are comparable to those of the United States. The bill includes exceptions to this prohibition for law enforcement, subsistence purposes, education, conservation, or scientific research.
The Department of Commerce must certify nations with protections for sharks that are comparable to those of the United States.
Commerce must revise its regulations to include rays and skates as species that are subject to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program. (The Seafood Import Monitoring Program has data reporting and recordkeeping requirements for imported fish or fish products entering U.S. commerce.)
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 3, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Apr 3, 2019 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Apr 3, 2019 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Apr 3, 2019 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Apr 3, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Apr 3, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 3, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48469 | The Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) | Report | Apr 21, 2026 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 788 | Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act | Related bill | Mar 1, 2019 |
| S 1372 | Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 27, 2021 |
| S 2764 | Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Dec 19, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend and enhance the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to improve the conservation of sharks, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
