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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 531

South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-01-16Topic: land use zoning

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025 This bill revises federal requirements for U.S. commercial fishing vessels operating in the South Pacific. The changes reflect amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Treaty that were agreed to at Nadi, Fiji, on December 3, 2016. The treaty details mutual obligations of the United States and 16 Pacific Island countries when U.S. fishing vessels operate in the region.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-05-14SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.refer
2025-05-13HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-05-13HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1977-1978)
2025-05-13Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1977-1978)floor pass
2025-05-13HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 531.
2025-05-13HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1977-1979)
2025-05-13HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-01-16HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.refer
2025-01-16Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-01-16Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-22. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.