H.R. 531 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 1 (1 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
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.
What H.R. 531 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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