# 119-hr-207: SHARKED Act of 2025

119-hr-207, SHARKED Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-207
- Congress: 119
- Title: SHARKED Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Shark Depredation Task Force**. This bill would create a federal task force in the Department of Commerce to coordinate research, recommend management, and share education to reduce harmful shark interactions with fisheries and anglers. - Fishing communities and anglers: The task force would develop and distribute educational materials and recommend techniques to reduce harmful interactions, including non-lethal deterrents and changes in angler behavior. - Fisheries managers and coastal States: The group must include representatives from each Regional Fishery Management Council, Marine Fisheries Commissions, coastal State fish and wildlife agencies, and the National Marine Fisheries Service, plus shark experts. It would improve coordination, develop management recommendations, and report to Congress every 2 years, and it ends after 7 years. - Researchers and funding: The task force would identify research priorities such as species involved, stock assessments, habituation, angler behavior, deterrent effectiveness, shark ecology, and climate-driven shifts. The bill also adds shark depredation projects to eligible projects under the Magnuson-Stevens fisheries research provisions, opening avenues for funding.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] (R-FL), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Shark depredation task force and research grants: benefit, low. If enacted, the Commerce Secretary would create a Shark Depredation Task Force with fishery councils, coastal state agencies, NOAA Fisheries, and shark experts. The group would set research priorities, recommend ways to cut losses to sharks, and share education with the fishing community. It would…

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- 119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250

## Sources
- [119-hr-207 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/207)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-207 (as of 2026-09-10).