A bill to address the threat to national security from illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and associated illegal activity, to prevent the illegal trade of seafood and seafood products, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3400| Senate
| Updated: 8/28/2018
Christopher A. Coons
Democratic Senator
Delaware
Cosponsors (1)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement Act or the Maritime SAFE Act This bill addresses illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing) and maritime security, including (1) establishing an interagency working group on maritime security, IUU fishing, and seafood fraud; (2) increasing the capacity of IUU fishing enforcement and customs and border security officers at ports; (3) improving transparency and traceability in the seafood supply chain; (4) promoting the use of technology to combat IUU fishing; and (5) establishing a sub-working group to address IUU fishing within the exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Agricultural tradeBusiness ethicsCongressional oversightConsumer affairsCrime preventionCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCustoms enforcementDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEnvironmental technologyFishesFood supply, safety, and labelingForeign aid and international reliefGovernment studies and investigationsGulf of MexicoHunting and fishingIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational organizations and cooperationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOrganized crimeRule of law and government transparencySeafoodSmuggling and traffickingTrade agreements and negotiations
A bill to address the threat to national security from illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and associated illegal activity, to prevent the illegal trade of seafood and seafood products, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3400| Senate
| Updated: 8/28/2018
Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement Act or the Maritime SAFE Act This bill addresses illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing) and maritime security, including (1) establishing an interagency working group on maritime security, IUU fishing, and seafood fraud; (2) increasing the capacity of IUU fishing enforcement and customs and border security officers at ports; (3) improving transparency and traceability in the seafood supply chain; (4) promoting the use of technology to combat IUU fishing; and (5) establishing a sub-working group to address IUU fishing within the exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Christopher A. Coons
Democratic Senator
Delaware
Cosponsors (1)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Agricultural tradeBusiness ethicsCongressional oversightConsumer affairsCrime preventionCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCustoms enforcementDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEnvironmental technologyFishesFood supply, safety, and labelingForeign aid and international reliefGovernment studies and investigationsGulf of MexicoHunting and fishingIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational organizations and cooperationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOrganized crimeRule of law and government transparencySeafoodSmuggling and traffickingTrade agreements and negotiations