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S 3518 112th Congress Senate

Fair Trade in Seafood Act

Official title: A bill to make it a principal negotiating objective of the United States in trade negotiations to eliminate government fisheries subsidies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 11, 2012 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesSeafoodTrade agreements and negotiations
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Became law
Aug 2, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5988-5989)
Aug 2, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5988)
Aug 2, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action August 2, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5988-5989)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Trade in Seafood Act - Declares that it shall be a principal objective of the United States in negotiations for a trade agreement to: (1) eliminate or reduce fisheries subsidies provided by foreign countries that unfairly distort markets to the detriment of U.S. commercial fishing interests and perpetuate unsustainable fishing practices, and (2) ensure that any commitments with respect to such subsidies are enforceable under appropriate trade laws.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 19, 2012
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Dec 11, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3518: Fair Trade in Seafood Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3518/
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"S. 3518: Fair Trade in Seafood Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3518/.
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S. 3518, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3518/.
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