US Congress Senate Bill 877 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 38-6-3)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-12-12 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 325.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Makes it illegal to possess, buy, sell, or transport shark fins or any product containing shark fins, except for certain dogfish fins. A person may possess a shark fin that was lawfully taken consistent with a license or permit under certain circumstances. Penalties are imposed for violations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The maximum civil penalty for each violation shall be $100,000, or the fair market value of the shark fins involved, whichever is greater.

Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019

Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]
Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]
Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-12	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 325.
2019-12-12	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker without amendment. With written report No. 116-173.
2019-04-03	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2019-03-26	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB614 (Related) 2019-02-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
HB737 (Related) 2019-11-21 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/877/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s877/BILLS-116s877is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s877/BILLS-116s877rs.pdf