HR 4289
101th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Endangered species
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Import restrictions
International environmental cooperation
International fishery management
Marine mammal protection
Treaties
Wildlife conservation
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit the importation of fish or wildlife products into the United States from countries violating international fish or wildlife conservation agreements.
Introduced: March 15, 1990
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Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, Commerce, Interior, State.
Mar 26, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Mar 20, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 15, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 15, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Mar 15, 1990
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to certify to the Secretary of the Treasury instances of foreign nationals conducting fishing operations which violate international fishery conservation programs.
Prescribes guidelines under which the Secretary of the Treasury shall limit imports into the United States of fish or wildlife products from countries which violate international fishery or endangered species programs. Sets forth exemption guidelines where the Secretary of the Treasury determines that such sanctions would cause unreasonable economic hardship.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from DOT, Commerce, Interior, State.