# 115-hr-5248: Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act

115-hr-5248, Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5248
- Congress: 115
- Title: Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2018-03-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 30
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act This bill requires any country that seeks to import shark products into the United States to obtain a certification from the Department of Commerce that the country has a regulatory program in effect to provide for the conservation and management of sharks, including measures to prohibit the removal of any of the fins of a shark (including the tail). Commerce must revise its regulations to include rays and skates as species that are subject to the Seafood Traceability Program. (The Seafood Traceability Program has data reporting and recordkeeping requirements at the time of entry for imported fish or fish products entered into U.S. commerce.)

## Cosponsors (30)

- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] (R-NJ), 2018-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2018-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2018-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- FRANK LOBIONDO (R-NJ), 2018-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2018-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] (R-FL), 2018-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2018-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2018-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2018-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2018-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2018-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2018-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2018-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2018-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-11-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
- 115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5248 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5248)

## Related
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- [115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-299)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-1861: Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1861)
- [115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1698)
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
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