- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Aug 1, 2025
What it does
The HARPOON Act would authorize the Secretary of Defense to conduct or support capacity-building programs for foreign security forces to counter illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing by amending Title 10 of the U.S. Code. It requires the Secretary of the Navy and the Commandant of the Coast Guard to engage with foreign partners on joint patrols to combat IUU fishing, transnational crime, and enhance regional security, and to submit annual reports to specified congressional committees on these efforts, including assessments of effectiveness and resource limitations. The bill applies to U.S. defense and maritime agencies and their foreign partners involved in maritime security…
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