HR 3496
101th Congress
House
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Environmental Protection
Equipment and supplies
Fishery products
Fishing boats
Foreign fishing
Import restrictions
Japan
Marine mammal protection
Marine resources conservation
South Korea
Taiwan
To prohibit the importation into the United States of fish or marine animal products of Japan, Taiwan, or the Republic of Korea until those countries cease the practice of driftnet fishing.
Introduced: October 19, 1989
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 1990
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from State.
Nov 3, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Nov 3, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from State, Commerce, Marine Mammal Comm, and DOT.
Oct 25, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Oct 19, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Oct 19, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 19, 1989
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit the importation of fish and marine animals from Japan, Taiwan, or the Republic of Korea if it is determined that such countries are engaged in the practice of driftnet fishing.
What's happening now
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from State.