HR 531
119th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Australia
Civil actions and liability
Fiji
Fishes
International law and treaties
Kiribati
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
New Zealand
Pacific Ocean
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025
Introduced: January 16, 2025
Introduced by:
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
Republican
· American Samoa
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9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 13, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 13, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1977-1978)
May 13, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1977-1978)
May 13, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 531.
May 13, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1977-1979)
May 13, 2025
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jan 16, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025
This bill revises federal requirements for U.S. commercial fishing vessels operating in the South Pacific. The changes reflect amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Treaty that were agreed to at Nadi, Fiji, on December 3, 2016. The treaty details mutual obligations of the United States and 16 Pacific Island countries when U.S. fishing vessels operate in the region.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cosponsors
1