SB283: Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act
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- Passed Both Chambers (completed)
- 4Became Law (current step)
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Summary
A bill to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop a standard methodology for identifying the country of origin of seafood to support enforcement against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill requires federal officials to create a standard way to identify where seafood comes from to help stop illegal and unreported fishing. The bill directs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop this methodology. Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing means catching fish without permission, not reporting the catch, or fishing in waters where it is banned. The bill has passed both of Congress.
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SB283: Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act
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Sponsors
Ted Cruz
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (4)
Brian Schatz
Katie Boyd Britt
Tommy Tuberville
Roger Wicker