H.R. 531
South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act of 2025
Sponsor: Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
1 cosponsor
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
Sec. 17.
Additional agreements
Since introduced
Section 18 (16 U.S.C. 973p) is amended by striking Within 30 days after and all that follows and inserting The Secretary may establish procedures for review of any agreements for additional fishing access entered into pursuant to the Treaty..