Senate Bill 1269
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Maritime SAFE Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 1, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1269
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Maritime Security And Fisheries Enforcement Act or the Maritime SAFE Act
This bill addresses illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing) and maritime security.
Among other things, the bill
- establishes an interagency working group on maritime security, IUU fishing, and seafood fraud;
- increases the capacity of IUU fishing enforcement and customs and border security officers at U.S. ports;
- requires collaboration with other countries to improve transparency and traceability in the seafood supply chain;
- promotes the use of technology to combat IUU fishing;
- establishes a sub-working group to address IUU fishing within the U.S. exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexico; and
- addresses human trafficking in connection with the catching and processing of seafood products.
May 1, 2019
05/01/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
05/01/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 2:12:28 AM