Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2021
Latest action · Apr 27, 2021 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 27, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2021
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. Signatures ran from Apr 27, 2021 to Nov 14, 2022, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Apr 27, 2021 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Apr 27, 2021 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Apr 27, 2021 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Nov 14, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Apr 27, 2021Read 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 3360 | Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jul 5, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2021Introduced in Senate
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