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HRES 285 113th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Endangered and threatened species Fishes Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Trade restrictions

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 28, 2013 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Jun 28, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Jun 28, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ban and prevent the importation of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning.

Recognizes the threat shark finning poses to sharks and condemns the practice worldwide.

What's happening now June 28, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 34
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Sep 17, 2013
D
Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 17, 2013
D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 17, 2013
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 24, 2013
D
Takano, Mark
California · Jul 24, 2013
R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Jul 24, 2013
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 18, 2013
D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 18, 2013
D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 18, 2013
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 16, 2013
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 16, 2013
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 16, 2013
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 11, 2013
D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 11, 2013
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 10, 2013
R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jul 10, 2013
D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 10, 2013
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jul 10, 2013
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 10, 2013
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 9, 2013
D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 9, 2013
D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 9, 2013
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 9, 2013
D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 9, 2013
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 9, 2013
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 28, 2013
D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 28, 2013
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 28, 2013
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 28, 2013
D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 28, 2013
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 28, 2013
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 28, 2013
D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 28, 2013
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 28, 2013