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HR 5804 111th Congress House

Billfish Conservation Act of 2010

Official title: To prohibit trade in billfish.

Introduced: July 21, 2010 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources FishesMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesTrade restrictions
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Jul 21, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jul 21, 2010
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Jul 21, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 21, 2010
Referred to House Natural Resources
Jul 21, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 23, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Billfish Conservation Act of 2010 - Prohibits any person from offering billfish (except swordfish) or billfish products for sale, selling, importing, or exporting them, or having custody, control, or possession of them for purposes of offering them for sale, selling, importing, or exporting them.

Treats a violation of this Act as an act prohibited by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Subjects a person to a maximum civil penalty of $100,000 for each violation.

Defines "billfish" as any of the following: (1) blue marlin; (2) striped marlin; (3) black marlin; (4) sailfish: (5) shortbill spearfish; (6) white marlin; (7) roundscale spearfish; (8) Mediterranean spearfish; or (9) longbill spearfish.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3812 Related bill Billfish Conservation Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Cao, Anh
· Jul 21, 2010
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jul 21, 2010
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 21, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5804: Billfish Conservation Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5804/
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"H.R. 5804: Billfish Conservation Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5804/.
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H.R. 5804, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5804/.
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