3.0.0 1269 2022-02-09T02:12:28Z 2022-02-09T09:49:18Z Senate S 2019-05-01 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-01T17:14:49Z Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act of 2019 116 1417 S 2019-05-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Maritime Administration Authorization and Enhancement Act of 2019 116 1439 S 2019-05-15 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. Related bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 116 1790 S 2019-12-20 Became Public Law No: 116-92. Related bill CRS 2019-05-01 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2019-05-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-05-01 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Crime prevention Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Customs enforcement Department of Commerce Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Drug trafficking and controlled substances Employment discrimination and employee rights Evidence and witnesses Executive agency funding and structure Food supply, safety, and labeling Foreign aid and international relief Fraud offenses and financial crimes Genetics Government information and archives Gulf of Mexico Human trafficking Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International organizations and cooperation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Navigation, waterways, harbors Organized crime Rule of law and government transparency Seafood Smuggling and trafficking Technology assessment Terrorism Trade agreements and negotiations Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2019-05-01 Introduced in Senate 2021-01-08T17:49:24Z Maritime Security And Fisheries Enforcement Act or the Maritime SAFE Act

This bill addresses illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing) and maritime security.

Among other things, the bill

  • establishes an interagency working group on maritime security, IUU fishing, and seafood fraud;
  • increases the capacity of IUU fishing enforcement and customs and border security officers at U.S. ports;
  • requires collaboration with other countries to improve transparency and traceability in the seafood supply chain;
  • promotes the use of technology to combat IUU fishing;
  • establishes a sub-working group to address IUU fishing within the U.S. exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexico; and
  • addresses human trafficking in connection with the catching and processing of seafood products.
]]> Maritime SAFE Act Display Title Maritime SAFE Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Maritime SAFE Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Maritime Security And Fisheries Enforcement Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1269is/xml/BILLS-116s1269is.xml 2019-05-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.