3.0.0 3377 2023-01-11T13:37:21Z 2023-01-11T13:37:21Z House HR 2017-07-25 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 125 (Tuesday, July 25, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FARENTHOLD:H.R. 3377.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H6298]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-07-25T14:00:53Z 2017-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 N Foreign Trade and International Finance Animal protection and human-animal relationships Fishes Seafood Trade restrictions Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2017-07-25 Introduced in House 2017-11-13T21:44:49Z Justice Attributed to Wounded Sharks Act or the JAWS Act

This bill prohibits the importation into the United States of seafood products from a country that does not prohibit: (1) shark finning in its territorial waters; and (2) the importation, sale, or possession of shark fins obtained through shark finning.

The bill defines "shark finning" to mean the removal of a shark's fin (whether or not including the tail) and returning the remainder of the shark to the sea.

]]> JAWS Act Display Title JAWS Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit importation of seafood products of countries that do not prohibit the practice of shark finning, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced JAWS Act Short Titles as Introduced Justice Attributed to Wounded Sharks Act Introduced in House 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3377ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3377ih.xml 2017-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.