FISH Act of 2023

3.0.0 1227 2025-05-27T14:16:21Z 2025-05-27T14:16:21Z Senate S S 2023-04-20 118 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-04-20T15:57:11Z 2023-04-20 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2023-04-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK N W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2023-04-20 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2023-04-20 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2023-04-20 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2023-04-20 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2023-05-04 False G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2023-05-04 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2023-11-07 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Public Lands and Natural Resources 2023-05-04T13:45:15Z

00 2023-04-20 Introduced in Senate 2024-09-10T21:44:44Z Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2023 or the FISH Act of 2023This bill establishes a blacklist and other mechanisms for addressing vessels involved in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.The bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish the blacklist and issue regulations governing its administration. NOAA must add a vessel to the list if NOAA has a reasonable basis to believe that the vessel contributes to IUU fishing in certain ways, such as by (1) exceeding applicable catch limits; (2) engaging in fishing on the high seas involving the use of forced labor; or (3) providing nonemergency fueling, resupply, or other services to a vessel on the blacklist.Under the bill, a vessel on the blacklist is prohibited from accessing U.S. ports or making deliveries in U.S. waters. No U.S. vessel may service a vessel that is on the blacklist, except for emergency or enforcement purposes. A blacklisted vessel and its cargo, with some exceptions, shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture.Additionally, the bill requires the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on any foreign person (i.e., individual or entity) that is the beneficial owner of a vessel on the blacklist. The Coast Guard must increase its observation of vessels on the high seas suspected of IUU fishing and related practices.U.S. Customs and Border Protection must issue regulations regarding the verification of seafood imports to block imports of seafood harvested by foreign vessels using forced labor.

FISH Act of 2023 Display Title 45 FISH Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:22:35Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 FISH Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:40:42Z Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:40:42Z Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing at its sources globally. 2023-04-29T03:58:46Z Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118s1227is/xml/BILLS-118s1227is.xml 2023-04-20 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.