Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 9507
FISH Act of 2026
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Introduced 2026-06-29Topic: environment · immigration · agriculture foodSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require the Commerce Department, through NOAA, to create, maintain, and publish a list of foreign vessels, fleets, and their owners found to be engaged in illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, with notice to owners, a chance to respond, and a process for removal. Owners of listed vessels would be barred from U.S. visas and entry, and their current visas would be revoked, unless the President waives this. The bill also directs the Coast Guard to try to increase observation of suspected IUU fishing vessels on the high seas and to report to Congress. It calls for strategies, studies, and reports on data sharing, forced labor in seafood, new technology, and Russian and Chinese fishing industries. It authorizes $10 million per year for the vessel list for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 and extends funding authority for the National Sea Grant College Program.
Sponsors
- Nicholas J. Begich III Republican sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-06-29 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-06-29 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-06-29 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2026-06-29 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-06-29 | Introduced in House | introduce |