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Nov 21, 2019 Referred in Senate Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation See what changed
Nov 20, 2019viewing Engrossed in House See what changed
Jan 23, 2019 Reported in House Mr. Sablan (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Crist, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Katko, Mr. Keating, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kinzinger, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Mitchell, Ms. Norton, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Reschenthaler, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Titus, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Vela, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gomez, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources See what changed
Jan 23, 2019 Introduced in House Mr. Sablan (for himself, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Crist, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Katko, Mr. Keating, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kinzinger, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Mitchell, Ms. Norton, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Reschenthaler, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Titus, Mr. Thompson of California, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Vela, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Gomez, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

H.R. 737 — what changed

Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019

From Reported in House to Engrossed in House. 3 sections amended and 2 added between Reported in House and Engrossed in House.

Sec. 4 Exemption for Dogfish

(a)

In general— It shall not be a violation of section 2 for any person to possess, offer for sale, sell, or purchase any fresh or frozen raw fin or tail from any stock of the species Mustelus canis (smooth dogfish) or Squalus acanthias (spiny dogfish).

(b)

changed Report— By not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary of Commerce ~~shall~~ should review the exemption in subsection (a) and ~~shall~~ should prepare and submit to the Congress a report that includes a recommendation on whether the exemption should continue or be terminated. In preparing such report and making such recommendation, the Secretary ~~shall~~ should analyze factors including—

(1)

the economic viability of dogfish fisheries with and without the continuation of the exemption;

(2)

the impact to ocean ecosystems of continuing or terminating the exemption;

(3)

the impact on enforcement of the ban contained in section 3 caused by the exemption; and

(4)

the impact of the exemption on shark conservation.

Sec. 5 Inclusion of rays and skates in seafood traceability program

changed In Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this ~~Act:~~Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall revise section 300.324 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, to include rays and skates in the species and species groups specified in subsection (a)(2) of such section.

(1)

removed ~~Shark—~~ ~~The term “shark” means any species of the orders Pristiophoriformes, Squatiniformes, Squaliformes, Hexanchiformes, Lamniformes, Carchariniformes, Orectolobiformes, and Heterodontiformes.~~

(2)

removed ~~Shark fin—~~ ~~The term “shark fin” means the raw, dried, or otherwise processed detached fin, or the raw, dried, or otherwise processed detached tail, of a shark.~~

Sec. 6 Definitions

changed ~~Nothing in this Act affects any right of a State or territory of the United States to adopt or enforce any regulation or standard that is more stringent than a regulation or standard in effect under~~ In this ~~Act.~~Act:

(1)

added Shark— The term “shark” means any species of the orders Pristiophoriformes, Squatiniformes, Squaliformes, Hexanchiformes, Lamniformes, Carchariniformes, Orectolobiformes, and Heterodontiformes.

(2)

added Shark fin— The term “shark fin” means the raw, dried, or otherwise processed detached fin, or the raw, dried, or otherwise processed detached tail, of a shark.

Sec. 7 State authority

added

added Nothing in this Act affects any right of a State or territory of the United States to adopt or enforce any regulation or standard that is more stringent than a regulation or standard in effect under this Act.

Sec. 8 Determination of budget effects