HR 531
South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025
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.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Del. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen [R-AS-At Large]
- Cosponsors
- 1
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Introduced
- 2025-01-16
- Latest action
- 2025-05-14: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-05-14: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2025-05-13: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-05-13: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1977-1978)
- 2025-05-13: 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)
- 2025-05-13: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 531.