S. 1269 116th Congress Senate

Maritime SAFE Act

Official title: A bill to address the threat to national security from illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and associated illegal activity, to prevent the illegal tra… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: May 1, 2019 Introduced by: Roger F. Wicker Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov

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May 1, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

May 1, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action May 1, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Maritime Security And Fisheries Enforcement Act or the Maritime SAFE Act

This bill addresses illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing) and maritime security.

Among other things, the bill

establishes an interagency working group on maritime security, IUU fishing, and seafood fraud;
increases the capacity of IUU fishing enforcement and customs and border security officers at U.S. ports;
requires collaboration with other countries to improve transparency and traceability in the seafood supply chain;
promotes the use of technology to combat IUU fishing;
establishes a sub-working group to address IUU fishing within the U.S. exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexico; and
addresses human trafficking in connection with the catching and processing of seafood products.