Senate Bill 688
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025
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Passed Senate on Mar 22, 2026
Bill Intelligence
The bill aims to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and forced labor in the seafood industry. It establishes a "black list" of vessels engaged in IUU fishing, prohibits import of their seafood, and authorizes sanctions on individuals, entities, and vessels involved in IUU fishing. The bill emphasizes international collaboration, enhanced enforcement, sustainable fisheries management, and the prevention of forced labor in seafood production, with funding allocated for a comprehensive study on IUU fishing's impacts and response strategies. Specific roles for the Administrator and the Secretary, as well as regulations for list implementation, are outlined.
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Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
688
Congress
119
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.
checkPassed on March 22, 2026
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Summary
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March 22, 2026
February 3, 2026
February 24, 2025
Amendments (1)
Mar 22, 2026
Agreed to in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 4744
In the nature of a substitute.
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03/22/2026
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
03/22/2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
03/22/2026
The committee amendment withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
03/22/2026
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
02/03/2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 313.
02/03/2026
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz with an amendment. With written report No. 119-101.
04/30/2025
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
02/24/2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
02/24/2025
Introduced in Senate
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