United States · Bill · S
S. 850 (111th)
Shark Conservation Act of 2009
Introduced
22 April 2009
Last action
4 February 2010 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 270.
Sponsors
Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Burris, Roland [D-IL], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Shark Conservation Act of 2009 - Amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to list a nation in the biennial report on international compliance if the nation's fishing vessels are or have been engaged in fishing activities that target or incidentally catch sharks and the nation has not adopted a shark conservation program that is comparable, taking into account different conditions, to that of the United States, including measures to prohibit removal any of the fins of a shark (including the tail) and discarding the carcass of the shark at sea. Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise provisions prohibiting the removal of shark fins to make it a prohibited act to: (1) remove any shark fin (including the tail) at sea; (2) have a fin aboard a fishing vessel unless the fin is naturally attached to the carcass; (3) transfer a fin from one vessel to another or receive a fin unless it is naturally attached; or (4) land a fin that is not naturally attached to a carcass or land a carcass without fins naturally attached. Revises the current rebuttable presumption provision concerning shark fins on fishing vessels to create a rebuttable presumption that, if any shark fin (including the tail) is aboard a non-fishing vessel without being naturally attached, the fin was transferred from a fishing vessel in violation.
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Timeline
22 April 2009
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
22 April 2009
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
19 November 2009
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
4 February 2010
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 270.
Source: Calendars
4 February 2010
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-124.
Source: Committee
4 February 2010
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-124.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 4 February 2010 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 22 April 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burris, Roland [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] · ID · Cosponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/850
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/850
- us · 111-s-850 · source updated 7 April 2025