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Apr 30, 2025
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Apr 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Apr 30, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Apr 30, 2025
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Version: Introduced in Senate
Version Date: Apr 30, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 19, 2025 6:24 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1529 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1529
To prohibit Federal agencies from authorizing or facilitating
commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic
Zone except in accordance with a Federal statute authorizing such
action.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 30, 2025
Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To prohibit Federal agencies from authorizing or facilitating
commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic
Zone except in accordance with a Federal statute authorizing such
action.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1529 Introduced in Senate
(IS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1529
To prohibit Federal agencies from authorizing or facilitating
commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic
Zone except in accordance with a Federal statute authorizing such
action.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 30, 2025
Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To prohibit Federal agencies from authorizing or facilitating
commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic
Zone except in accordance with a Federal statute authorizing such
action.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
Federal agency may issue any permit or take any other action to
authorize or facilitate commercial finfish aquaculture operations in
the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States (as established by
Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983), except in accordance
with a Federal statute authorizing such action that is enacted after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b)
=== Definitions. ===
-In this section--
(1) the term ``finfish''--
(A) an aquatic finfish in any stage of its life
cycle; and
(B) does not include amphibians, seaweeds or other
algae, or invertebrates, including shellfish; and
(2) the term ``commercial finfish aquaculture'' means an
activity related to the propagation, rearing, or attempted
propagation or rearing, of finfish in captivity or under
positive control for commercial purposes.
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