# 119-hr-3756: FISH Act of 2025

119-hr-3756, FISH Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3756
- Congress: 119
- Title: FISH Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-18

## Summary

**This bill would establish an __IUU vessel 'blacklist'__ and new enforcement tools to stop seafood tied to illegal fishing and forced labor from entering U.S. markets.** - U.S. seafood industry and importers would face stricter import controls. The bill directs Customs and Border Protection to target seafood from listed vessels and creates import bans and seizure authorities while allowing a narrow exception for unaware importers. - Coast Guard and enforcement agencies would gain stepped-up powers and reporting duties. The bill expands boarding authority, requires tracking of corrective measures after boardings, and mandates annual, Congress-disclosable enforcement and bilateral engagement reports. - Foreign vessels, flag States, and partners would see new pressure and support. Vessels can be added to an IUU list for links to illegal fishing or forced labor, listed vessels face port and servicing bans and possible sanctions, and the bill funds capacity building and RFMO assessments to improve compliance. *Authorizes $20.0 million annually for the Department of Commerce from 2025 through 2030 and $4.0 million for a National Academies study, increasing federal spending by those amounts.*

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Public blacklist for illegal fishing vessels: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would create a public list of foreign vessels tied to illegal or forced-labor fishing. The Commerce Secretary, with State, CBP, and Labor, would run it and publish names, IDs, owners, and reasons each year. Owners would get notice and 90 days to respond before listing; rules w…
- Sanctions and visa bans for illegal fishing: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Treasury Secretary could block property and U.S. transactions for foreign people and vessels tied to illegal or endangered fish trade. Leaders, owners, and those who help them could also be targeted, and violators could face IEEPA penalties. These people would be denied U.S. visas a…
- More high seas patrols and tech study: benefit, low. If enacted, the Coast Guard would aim to increase high seas observation and boarding of suspect vessels, consistent with the UN Fish Stocks Agreement. It would report to Congress within three years on incidents, flag states, refusals, and agreements used. DHS would, within one year, study tools lik…
- Studies on illegal fishing and supply chains: benefit, low. This bill would fund a $4 million National Academies study on illegal and forced-labor fishing, with a NOAA report to Congress within 24 months. Within two years, the State Department would study Russia-China fishing ties and seafood processing in China. It would look at effects on U.S. importers,…
- Stronger checks on forced labor seafood: benefit, low. CBP, with NOAA, would build a data plan to spot seafood harvested with forced labor and post information online. An interagency group would, within three years, propose a broader data-sharing and enforcement strategy to keep illegal and forced-labor fish out of U.S. markets without burdening legiti…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3756 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3756)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3756 (as of 2026-10-18).