Bill Information for s4720-119

Long Title

A bill to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to consider nations with open registries in the Secretary's identification of nations engaging in or endorsing illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing.

Short Title

Protecting U.S. Fishers from Illegal Foreign Flags Act of 2026

Vote Information

Status: REFERRED as of 2026-06-09 00:00:00.

Sponsor: This bill was sponsored by Jeff Merkley (D-OR).

Party line votes are determined based on this being a D-sponsored piece of legislation. See here for information on how party line votes are determined.

Vote count: There were 0 roll call votes on this bill in total.