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.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Lloyd Smucker | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 28, 2021 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Apr 28, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 28, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Apr 30, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Apr 30, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 4, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Fred Keller | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | May 7, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | May 7, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | May 12, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | May 12, 2021 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | May 13, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | May 14, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | May 17, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Michelle Steel | May 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jun 8, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 16, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jun 21, 2021 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Antonio Delgado | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jul 22, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Jul 22, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Carlos A. Gimenez | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Aug 23, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Carolyn Bourdeaux | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Sep 22, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Sep 22, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Sep 22, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Sep 22, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Sep 24, 2021 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Oct 12, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Oct 28, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Nov 12, 2021 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Nov 15, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Dec 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jan 25, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Mar 7, 2022 | |
| R-CA | Mike Garcia | May 12, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Jun 15, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Sep 28, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Oct 14, 2022 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Oct 31, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Nov 7, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Dec 13, 2022 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Dec 14, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Dec 20, 2022 |
Committees 2
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 Apr 22, 2021 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jun 16, 2021 | |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Apr 22, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 22, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E446)
- 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E446 | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP | Apr 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
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.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1106 | Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2021 | Related bill | Apr 13, 2021 |
| S 1260 | United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jul 14, 2022 |
| HR 7776 | James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 | Related bill | Dec 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.
- Apr 22, 2021Introduced 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.