United States · Law · HR
H.R. 2706 (112th)
Billfish Conservation Act of 2012
Introduced
29 July 2011
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 112-183.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Billfish Conservation Act of 2011 - Prohibits any person from offering billfish or billfish products for sale, selling them, or having custody, control, or possession of them for purposes of offering them for sale or selling them. Treats a violation of this Act as an act prohibited by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Subjects a person to a maximum civil penalty of $100,000 for each violation, with each day of a continuing violation constituting a separate offense. Exempts the state of Hawaii and the Pacific Insular Area, except that billfish may be sold under such exemption only in Hawaii and the Pacific Insular Area. Defines "billfish" as any of the following: (1) blue marlin, (2) striped marlin, (3) black marlin, (4) sailfish, (5) shortbill spearfish, (6) white marlin, (7) roundscale spearfish, (8) Mediterranean spearfish, or (9) longbill spearfish. Excludes swordfish from such definition.
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Documents
16 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 5 October 2012
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 5 October 2012
Public Law
summary · EN · 5 October 2012
Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 22 September 2012
Received in Senate (text)
Received in Senate · EN · 11 September 2012
Received in Senate (PDF)
Received in Senate · EN · 11 September 2012
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 10 September 2012
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 10 September 2012
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 10 September 2012
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 10 September 2012
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 10 September 2012
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 29 July 2011
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 29 July 2011
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 29 July 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2706
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/2706