HR 2811 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2021

Latest action · Jun 16, 2021 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.

  1. IntroducedApr 22, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2021

This bill addresses the sale of shark fins and the inclusion of rays and skates in 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.

The bill makes it illegal to possess, buy, or sell shark fins or any product containing shark fins, except for certain dogfish fins. A person may possess a shark fin 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.

The Department of Commerce must revise its regulations to include rays and skates as species that are subject to the Seafood Traceability Program.

Cosponsors 253

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 22, 2021 to Dec 20, 2022; 104 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-ASAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-ILBill FosterOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalApr 22, 2021
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-NHChris PappasOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-TXColin Z. AllredOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-IACynthia AxneOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-PADaniel MeuserOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-GADavid ScottOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-NJDonald NorcrossOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalApr 22, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-HIEd CaseOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-INGreg PenceOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-TNJim CooperOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-TXKay GrangerOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-ORKurt SchraderOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-NYLee M. ZeldinOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-GALucy McBathOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-WIMark PocanOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-CAMike LevinOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-SCNancy MaceOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-WARick LarsenOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-ILRodney DavisOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalApr 22, 2021
D-CASara JacobsOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-ILSean CastenOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-PASusan WildOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-TNTim BurchettOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-OHTim RyanOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-MNTom EmmerOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-NJTom MalinowskiOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-TXVicente GonzalezOriginalApr 22, 2021
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVOriginalApr 22, 2021
D-NCDeborah K. RossApr 26, 2021
R-CADoug LaMalfaApr 26, 2021
D-MOEmanuel CleaverApr 26, 2021
R-PALloyd SmuckerApr 26, 2021
D-PAMichael F. DoyleApr 26, 2021
D-CAAnna G. EshooApr 28, 2021
R-OHDavid P. JoyceApr 28, 2021
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoApr 28, 2021
D-ILMarie NewmanApr 30, 2021
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciApr 30, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneMay 4, 2021
R-PAFred KellerMay 4, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierMay 4, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonMay 4, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerMay 7, 2021
D-CAPete AguilarMay 7, 2021
R-SCTom RiceMay 11, 2021
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerMay 12, 2021
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoMay 12, 2021
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithMay 13, 2021
D-OHJoyce BeattyMay 14, 2021
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkMay 17, 2021
R-CAMichelle SteelMay 17, 2021
D-CASalud O. CarbajalMay 18, 2021
D-CTJoe CourtneyMay 25, 2021
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleMay 25, 2021
D-MAJake AuchinclossMay 28, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaJun 1, 2021
D-PAConor LambJun 8, 2021
R-PAGlenn ThompsonJun 8, 2021
R-NEJeff FortenberryJun 11, 2021
D-AZGreg StantonJun 14, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 14, 2021
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthJun 15, 2021
D-WAPramila JayapalJun 15, 2021
D-NJJosh GottheimerJun 16, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsJun 21, 2021
R-NYJohn KatkoJun 22, 2021
D-FLVal Butler DemingsJun 22, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseJun 23, 2021
D-TXLizzie FletcherJun 23, 2021
D-CAZoe LofgrenJun 28, 2021
D-MNAngie CraigJun 29, 2021
R-FLByron DonaldsJun 29, 2021
D-COEd PerlmutterJun 29, 2021
D-NYAdriano EspaillatJul 1, 2021
R-CADavid G. ValadaoJul 9, 2021
R-ILAdam KinzingerJul 19, 2021
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickJul 19, 2021
D-NYAntonio DelgadoJul 19, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushJul 19, 2021
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Jul 19, 2021
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldJul 19, 2021
D-CAJosh HarderJul 19, 2021
D-CAKatie PorterJul 19, 2021
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyJul 19, 2021
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarJul 19, 2021
R-KSRon EstesJul 19, 2021
D-MAStephen F. LynchJul 19, 2021
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeJul 19, 2021
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaJul 20, 2021
D-CAMark TakanoJul 20, 2021
D-WIRon KindJul 20, 2021
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJul 21, 2021
D-MARichard E. NealJul 22, 2021
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyJul 22, 2021
D-VAElaine G. LuriaJul 26, 2021
D-COJason CrowJul 26, 2021
D-CARaul RuizJul 26, 2021
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezJul 27, 2021
D-NVDina TitusJul 27, 2021
D-CAAmi BeraJul 29, 2021
D-CANorma J. TorresAug 3, 2021
D-MALori TrahanAug 6, 2021
D-KSSharice DavidsAug 6, 2021
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.Aug 13, 2021
D-WAMarilyn StricklandAug 13, 2021
D-CTJames A. HimesAug 23, 2021
D-GACarolyn BourdeauxAug 31, 2021
D-MNDean PhillipsSep 3, 2021
D-CAKaren BassSep 14, 2021
D-FLLois FrankelSep 14, 2021
D-MDAnthony G. BrownSep 22, 2021
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanSep 22, 2021
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzSep 22, 2021
D-CAJimmy PanettaSep 22, 2021
D-NJAndy KimSep 23, 2021
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceSep 23, 2021
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesSep 23, 2021
D-CAMark DeSaulnierSep 23, 2021
D-NJMikie SherrillSep 23, 2021
D-NYMondaire JonesSep 23, 2021
D-NYRitchie TorresSep 23, 2021
D-FLCharlie CristSep 24, 2021
D-NCDavid E. PriceSep 27, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonSep 28, 2021
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiSep 28, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineSep 29, 2021
D-VAJennifer WextonSep 29, 2021
D-WAKim SchrierSep 29, 2021
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardSep 30, 2021
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOct 12, 2021
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOct 15, 2021
D-TXAl GreenOct 22, 2021
D-MEChellie PingreeOct 22, 2021
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOct 25, 2021
D-ILCheri BustosOct 25, 2021
D-PADwight EvansOct 25, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarOct 25, 2021
D-CAJuan VargasOct 25, 2021
D-AZTom O'HalleranOct 25, 2021
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOct 25, 2021
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOct 28, 2021
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderNov 1, 2021
D-NMTeresa Leger FernandezNov 1, 2021
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaNov 4, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeNov 9, 2021
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonNov 9, 2021
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Nov 9, 2021
D-CAJimmy GomezNov 9, 2021
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingNov 9, 2021
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Nov 12, 2021
R-MIFred UptonNov 15, 2021
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesNov 17, 2021
D-TXJoaquin CastroNov 17, 2021
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeNov 18, 2021
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottNov 18, 2021
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroNov 18, 2021
D-NVSteven HorsfordNov 18, 2021
D-CAMike ThompsonNov 30, 2021
R-CAYoung KimNov 30, 2021
D-TXLloyd DoggettDec 9, 2021
D-ILDanny K. DavisDec 27, 2021
D-CAJim CostaJan 6, 2022
D-NJJefferson Van DrewJan 25, 2022
D-FLKathy CastorFeb 1, 2022
D-CADoris O. MatsuiMar 7, 2022
R-CAMike GarciaMay 12, 2022
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickJun 15, 2022
R-OHBill JohnsonSep 13, 2022
R-TXLance GoodenSep 13, 2022
R-NJChristopher H. SmithSep 28, 2022
R-NYNicole MalliotakisSep 28, 2022
D-CAMaxine WatersOct 14, 2022
D-LATroy A. CarterOct 31, 2022
D-MDKweisi MfumeNov 7, 2022
D-MIRashida TlaibDec 13, 2022
D-INFrank J. MrvanDec 14, 2022
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeDec 20, 2022

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Apr 22, 2021
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Referred Jun 16, 2021
HouseBudget Committee
Referred Apr 22, 2021

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 16, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  2. Apr 22, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Apr 22, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E446)
  4. Apr 22, 2021Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E446Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MPApr 22, 2021

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 70, April 22, 2021, page H2109.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1106Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2021Related billApr 13, 2021
S 1260United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021Related billJul 14, 2022
HR 7776James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023Related billDec 23, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the sale of shark fins, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2021

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 22, 2021Introduced in House

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