S 3879 United States Senate · 118th Congress

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
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Mar 2024
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Introduced Mar 6, 2024 Last action Dec 18, 2024
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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.
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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.
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Mar 6, 2024
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Mar 6, 2024
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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