Illegal Red Snapper Enforcement Act
This bill requires the Commerce Department and NOAA to develop a practical chemical analysis method for identifying where imported red snapper was caught, directly affecting seafood importers and federal/state law enforcement agencies. The method must be quick to use, employ a portable field kit for officers, and align with efforts to combat illegal fishing. Within two years of the bill's passage, the Commerce Department must submit a report detailing the methodology, an implementation plan, and research recommendations to relevant congressional committees. The policy changes focus on standardizing origin verification for red snapper imports, not on altering fishing regulations or trade rules.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 6, 2024
Last action Dec 18, 2024
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Total actions
5
Key actions
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Committee
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Dec 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
upper
Jul 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ted Cruz
RRepublican
Co
Katie Boyd Britt
RRepublican
Co
Tommy Tuberville
RRepublican
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