H.R. 531

South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025

Sponsor: Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen

1 cosponsor
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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

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. 

Text of the bill

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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents Changed · May 13, 2025

Where this section came from

  1. Jan 16, 2025 · Introduced in House Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources, Jan 16, 2025
  2. May 13, 2025 · Engrossed in House
What changed in the text

(a) Short title. This Act may be cited as the South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025.

(b) Table of contents. The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Amendment of South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988.Sec. 3. Definitions.Sec. 4. Prohibited acts.Sec. 5. Exceptions.Sec. 6. Criminal offenses.Sec. 7. Civil penalties.Sec. 8. Licenses.Sec. 9. Enforcement.Sec. 10. Findings by Secretary.Sec. 11. Reporting requirements; disclosure of information.Sec. 12. Closed Area stowage requirements.Sec. 13. Observers.Sec. 14. Technical assistance.Sec. 15. Arbitration.Sec. 16. Disposition of fees, penalties, forfeitures, and other moneys.Sec. 17. Additional agreements. Sec. 18. Authorization of appropriations.

(a) Short title. This Act may be cited as the South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025.

(b) Table of contents. The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Amendment of South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988.Sec. 3. Definitions.Sec. 4. Prohibited acts.Sec. 5. Exceptions.Sec. 6. Criminal offenses.Sec. 7. Civil penalties.Sec. 8. Licenses.Sec. 9. Enforcement.Sec. 10. Findings by Secretary.Sec. 11. Reporting requirements; disclosure of information.Sec. 12. Closed Area stowage requirements.Sec. 13. Observers.Sec. 14. Technical assistance.Sec. 15. Arbitration.Sec. 16. Disposition of fees, penalties, forfeitures, and other moneys.Sec. 17. Additional agreements.