HR6338Passed House
Stop Illegal Fishing Act
Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both5
Signed into LawFailed — Did not pass vote
119th
Congress
2025-12-01
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Gregory W. Meeks
Democrat · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 98.3% (542 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (3)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Foreign AffairsMarkup By · 2025-12-03
- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-12-01
Previously
- Foreign Affairs CommitteeMarkup By · 2025-12-03
- Foreign Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-12-01
- House Committee on Foreign AffairsReferred To · 2025-12-01
- Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-12-01
Plain-English Summary
Stop Illegal Fishing Act This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on foreign vessels and persons engaged in illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing). The bill directs the President to block and prohibit all transactions involving property (including interests in property) of a covered foreign vessel or person if such property comes within the United States or within the possession or control of a U.S. person. The President must also deny or revoke any visa or other entry documentation issued to or sought by a covered foreign person. Civil and criminal penalties apply to violations, including attempts or conspiracies to violate the sanctions. A covered foreign vessel is any vessel that is registered or operated under the authority of a foreign country and engages in IUU fishing. Covered foreign persons are individuals or entities that are not U.S. persons and knowingly (1) own any vessel that engages in IUU fishing, (2) work as a captain or senior crew member on any vessel that engages in IUU fishing, (3) operate as an entity primarily engaged in IUU fishing, or (4) serve as an officer or senior manager in an entity primarily engaged in IUU fishing. The President may waive the application of these sanctions after notifying Congress that the waiver is important to U.S. national security interests. Other exceptions apply, such as to provide life-saving assistance to a covered vessel. The bill directs the President to periodically report to Congress on efforts to carry out these provisions.
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Subjects
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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