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HR 207 · in committee · major

SHARKED Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The bill creates a federal task force to study and address sharks eating fish directly off fishing lines.
  • The task force includes fisheries managers, state agencies, shark researchers, and regional fishing councils.
  • The task force must report to Congress every two years and automatically ends seven years after formation.

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  1. 01

    How would a federal shark task force balance protecting commercial fishing interests against preserving shark populations and marine ecosystems?

  2. 02

    What specific data would the task force need to gather to determine whether sharks eating hooked fish represents a genuine economic problem requiring federal intervention?

  3. 03

    Which stakeholders—fishermen, researchers, or states—should have the most influence on the task force's recommendations, and why?

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Sponsor · R-VA-1

Robert J. Wittman

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Introduced 2025-01-22

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-22 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  2. 2025-01-21 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-01-21 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H240-241)

  4. 2025-01-21 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H240-241)

  5. 2025-01-21 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 207.

  6. 2025-01-21 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H240-242)

  7. 2025-01-21 · house · Floor

    Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. 2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  9. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  10. 2025-01-03 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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