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Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1372| Senate 
| Updated: 4/27/2021
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (4)
Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 20 21 This bill addresses the conservation and management of sharks. The bill prohibits the importation into the United States of shark products from a nation that does not have measures to provide for the conservation and management of sharks and measures to prohibit shark finning (the removal of a shark's fins, including the tail, and discarding the remainder of the shark at sea) that are comparable to those of the United States. The bill includes exceptions to this prohibition for law enforcement, subsistence purposes, education, conservation, or scientific research. The Department of Commerce must certify nations with protections for sharks that are comparable to those of the United States. Commerce must revise its regulations to include rays and skates as species that are subject to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program. (The Seafood Import Monitoring Program has data reporting and recordkeeping requirements for imported fish or fish products entering U.S. commerce.)
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1008
Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-2764
Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2018
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 5, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3360
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1008
    Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-2764
    Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2018


  • April 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • July 5, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3360
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

Animals

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3360: Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2021
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAgricultural tradeAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsFishesHunting and fishingMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesSeafoodTrade restrictions

Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1372| Senate 
| Updated: 4/27/2021
Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 20 21 This bill addresses the conservation and management of sharks. The bill prohibits the importation into the United States of shark products from a nation that does not have measures to provide for the conservation and management of sharks and measures to prohibit shark finning (the removal of a shark's fins, including the tail, and discarding the remainder of the shark at sea) that are comparable to those of the United States. The bill includes exceptions to this prohibition for law enforcement, subsistence purposes, education, conservation, or scientific research. The Department of Commerce must certify nations with protections for sharks that are comparable to those of the United States. Commerce must revise its regulations to include rays and skates as species that are subject to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program. (The Seafood Import Monitoring Program has data reporting and recordkeeping requirements for imported fish or fish products entering U.S. commerce.)
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1008
Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2019

Bill from Previous Congress

S 115-2764
Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2018
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 5, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3360
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1008
    Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2019


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 115-2764
    Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2018


  • April 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • July 5, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3360
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (4)
Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Animals

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3360: Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAgricultural tradeAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsFishesHunting and fishingMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesSeafoodTrade restrictions