H.R. 3075 · 117th Congress · House

Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act

Active· Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 493.
Introduced
May 11, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act

This bill sets forth and revises federal law concerning activities to combat human trafficking and illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing in the seafood industry.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shall expand the Seafood Import Monitoring Program to apply to all seafood and seafood products imported into the United States.

The Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security, Labor, and Health and Human Services must jointly execute a memorandum of understanding to codify and improve interagency cooperation on seafood safety, preventing illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing and human trafficking, including forced labor, and seafood fraud prevention, enforcement, and inspections.

NOAA shall engage with each flag, coastal, port, and market nation that exports seafood to the United States to collect information sufficient to evaluate the effectiveness of such nation's management of fisheries and control systems to prevent illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing.

Previous Versions

00May 11, 2021

Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act

This bill sets forth and revises federal law concerning activities to combat human trafficking and illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing in the seafood industry.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shall expand the Seafood Import Monitoring Program to apply to all seafood and seafood products imported into the United States.

The Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security, Labor, and Health and Human Services must jointly execute a memorandum of understanding to codify and improve interagency cooperation on seafood safety, preventing illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing and human trafficking, including forced labor, and seafood fraud prevention, enforcement, and inspections.

NOAA shall engage with each flag, coastal, port, and market nation that exports seafood to the United States to collect information sufficient to evaluate the effectiveness of such nation's management of fisheries and control systems to prevent illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing.

Action Timeline

26
  1. DEC 30, 2022•Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources

    H. Rept. 117-674, Part I.

    117Yea
    674Nay
    0NV
  2. DEC 30, 2022•Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources

    H. Rept. 117-674, Part I.

    117Yea
    674Nay
    0NV
  3. DEC 30, 2022•Committee

    Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

  4. DEC 30, 2022•Discharge

    Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

  5. DEC 30, 2022•Committee

    Committee on Transportation discharged.

  6. DEC 30, 2022•Discharge

    Committee on Transportation discharged.

  7. DEC 30, 2022•Committee

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  8. DEC 30, 2022•Discharge

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

  9. DEC 30, 2022•Committee

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

  10. DEC 30, 2022•Discharge

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

  11. DEC 30, 2022•Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 493.

  12. OCT 13, 2021•Committee

    Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.

  13. OCT 13, 2021•Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  14. OCT 13, 2021•Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  15. JUL 29, 2021•Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  16. JUL 01, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

  17. JUN 18, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

  18. MAY 12, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

  19. MAY 12, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  20. MAY 11, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  21. MAY 11, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  22. MAY 11, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

  23. MAY 11, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

  24. MAY 11, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

  25. MAY 11, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

  26. MAY 11, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

Committees

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Dec 30, 2022

Active

Agriculture Committee

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Referred: Dec 30, 2022

Active

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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Referred: Dec 30, 2022

Active

Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Dec 30, 2022

Active

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Dec 30, 2022

Active

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Oct 13, 2021

Active

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

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Referred: Oct 13, 2021

Active

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

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Referred: Jul 29, 2021

Active

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee

hsag29

Referred: Jul 1, 2021

Active

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

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Referred: Jun 18, 2021

Active

Health Subcommittee

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Referred: May 12, 2021

Active

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee

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Referred: May 12, 2021

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: May 11, 2021

Active

Agriculture Committee

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Referred: May 11, 2021

Active

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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Referred: May 11, 2021

Active

Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: May 11, 2021

Active

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: May 11, 2021

Active