Protect American Fisheries Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 10
- Latest action
- Nov 19, 2025
What it does
The Protect American Fisheries Act of 2025 would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to allow economic harm caused by foreign persons—such as market distortion, predatory pricing, or unfair subsidies—to qualify as a basis for declaring a fishery resource disaster. This change would affect U.S. fisheries and foreign entities involved in fishing or seafood trade by expanding the criteria for disaster declarations to include economic impacts from foreign activities. The bill requires documentation of adverse effects like illegal fishing, forced labor, or market-distorting subsidies when seeking disaster relief based on economic causes. It also updates related…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.