FISH Act of 2025
Reported from committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 7
- Latest action
- Apr 21, 2026
What it does
The FISH Act of 2025 would establish and maintain a public blacklist of foreign vessels, fleets, and their beneficial owners engaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated (IUU) fishing or related activities, including those involving forced labor, and prohibit such vessels from accessing U.S. ports, receiving services in U.S. waters, or having their seafood imported into the United States. The bill requires the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with other federal agencies, to develop, update, and enforce the list based on clear and convincing evidence, with procedures for notification, review, and potential removal after a five-year compliance period. It also mandates annual…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.