PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 1456 (115th)

Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2017

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

9 March 2017

Last action

17 April 2018 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

ED ROYCE, Gregorio Sablan, Barbara Lee, Earl Blumenauer, Adam Kinzinger, Blake Farenthold, Raúl Grijalva, Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], John Katko, Patrick Meehan, Jared Huffman, Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Thomas Garrett, Marcy Kaptur, Martha McSally, Jerry McNerney, Gerald Connolly, Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], STEVE CHABOT, Carlos Curbelo, Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Aumua Amata Radewagen, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rosa DeLauro, David Schweikert, Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Mark Sanford, ELIOT ENGEL, Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Carol Shea-Porter, Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Stephen Knight, Zoe Lofgren, Kevin Yoder, Henry Cuellar, Ann Kuster, GENE GREEN, PETER DEFAZIO, Ken Calvert, WM. CLAY, Daniel Lipinski, Leonard Lance, LUIS GUTIERREZ, Daniel Kildee, Jackie Speier, JAMES LANGEVIN

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

11 August 2025

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2017 This bill makes it illegal to possess, buy, or sell shark fins or any product containing shark 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.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 9 March 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 March 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 9 March 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 20 March 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

    Source: Committee

  5. 17 April 2018

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

Sponsors

Showing 48 of 264 sponsors and actors.

Related records

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.