US HR285 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 77-13-1)
Status: Introduced on June 28 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-06-28 - Referred to House Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 28 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-06-28 - Referred to House Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
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.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-28 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2013-06-28 | House | Referred to House Natural Resources |
| 2013-06-28 | House | 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. |
Subjects
Endangered and threatened species
Fishes
Foreign trade and international finance
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Trade restrictions
Fishes
Foreign trade and international finance
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Trade restrictions
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/285/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres285/BILLS-113hres285ih.pdf |
