Bill targets foreign vessels for illegal fishing
In markupH.R. 3756Latest action
Sponsor: Dan Crenshaw · Representative · TX
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Official title: FISH Act of 2025
119th Congress
Topics: Environment & energy
Introduced:
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The FISH Act would blacklist foreign fishing vessels that break international rules and ban their ships, seafood, and owners from the U.S.
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What does this do?
This bill creates an official government blacklist of foreign fishing vessels, fleets, and their owners caught fishing illegally, using forced labor, or breaking international fishing rules. Ships on the list would be banned from U.S. ports, their seafood blocked from entering the United States, and their U.S.-held assets could be frozen and their visas revoked. The bill also directs federal agencies to share data, increase inspections at sea, help other countries fight illegal fishing, and conduct studies on Russian and Chinese fishing industries and the economic cost of illegal fishing.
Who does it affect?
Foreign fishing operators who engage in illegal or forced-labor fishing would face the most direct consequences. U.S. seafood importers who buy from those vessels and coastal fishing communities worldwide that compete with or are harmed by illegal fishing would also be affected.
Why does it matter?
Foreign vessels placed on the blacklist would lose access to U.S. ports and markets and could have their assets frozen and visas canceled. U.S. importers sourcing seafood from blacklisted vessels would be blocked from bringing those products into the country.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedJun 5, 2025
- House committeeYou are here · Apr 21, 2026
- House vote
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.