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Bill · 119th Congress · S 1369
Protecting Global Fisheries Act of 2026
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Introduced 2025-04-09Topic: environment · agriculture food · immigrationSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would allow the Treasury Secretary, working with the Secretaries of State, Commerce, and the Interior, to recommend that the President impose sanctions on foreign people or vessels involved in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing or in trade of endangered species. The President could block their U.S. property, deny or revoke visas, bar U.S. banks from lending to them, and prohibit their foreign exchange transactions. Sales of food, medicine, and humanitarian aid would generally be exempt, except food obtained through illegal fishing. The bill would also allow federal officials to push for action against illegal fishing in international bodies, with a focus on China, and would require yearly reports to Congress.
Sponsors
- Tim Kaine Democrat sponsor
- 5 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 322. | |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | refer |
| 2026-02-10 | Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. | report | |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | refer |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | refer |
| 2025-04-09 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |