Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act

Summary

Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2019 This bill revises provisions regarding shark conservation and fishery management. The bill requires any country that seeks to import shark products into the United States to obtain a certification from the Department of Commerce that the country has a regulatory program in effect to provide for the conservation and management of sharks, including measures to prohibit the removal of any of the fins of a shark (including the tail). Commerce must revise its regulations to include rays and skates as species that are subject to 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.)

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Timeline

1. 24 January 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 24 January 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 24 January 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 February 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

   Source: Committee

5. 1 March 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 24 January 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 24 January 2019

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 24 January 2019

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 24 January 2019

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Sponsors

• Daniel Webster · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Sponsor
• DON YOUNG · R · Sponsor
• JOSE SERRANO · D · Sponsor
• Jeff Fortenberry · R · Sponsor
• Rodney Davis · R · Sponsor
• PETER KING · R · Sponsor
• WALTER JONES · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
• Paul Tonko · D · Sponsor
• Ted Yoho · R · Sponsor
• Matt Gaetz · R · Sponsor
• Bill Posey · R · Sponsor
• Brian Higgins · D · Sponsor
• Doug LaMalfa · R · Cosponsor
• Jefferson Van Drew · D · Cosponsor
• Ross Spano · R · Cosponsor
• Duncan Hunter · R · Cosponsor
• W. Steube · R · Cosponsor
• Brian Mast · R · Cosponsor
• Ken Calvert · R · Cosponsor
• Kathleen Rice · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] · D · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsii00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2021
• related to ← Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2019
• related to ← Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act