US Congress Senate Bill 1269 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 Maritime Security And Fisheries Enforcement Act

Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

SB1417 (Related) 2019-05-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
SB1439 (Related) 2019-05-15 - Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
SB1790 (Related) 2019-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 116-92. (TXT | PDF)
HR758 (Similar To) 2019-12-11 - Mr. Nadler moved to table the motion to reconsider

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1269/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1269/BILLS-116s1269is.pdf