# 119-s-2674: HARPOON Act

119-s-2674, HARPOON Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN); status introduced (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2674
- Congress: 119
- Title: HARPOON Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Build foreign security force capacity to counter illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.** This bill would expand the Secretary of the Navy's authority to conduct or support programs that train and equip foreign maritime forces, promote joint patrols with partners, and target IUU fishing and related transnational crime. - U.S. Navy and Coast Guard: Would be able to run or support capacity-building programs that train, advise, and join partner forces for maritime patrols against IUU fishing. - Foreign partner countries: Could receive training, operational support, and participation in joint patrols to detect and deter illegal fishing and the crimes tied to it. - Regional security and crime fighting: Aims to improve regional maritime security and to disrupt transnational crime linked to IUU fishing. - Congressional oversight: Within one year and annually after that, the Navy and the Commandant of the Coast Guard would report to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, the Senate Armed Services Committee, the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, and the House Armed Services Committee on regions, partner interest, resource limits, program effectiveness, and recommendations.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More U.S. help to stop illegal fishing: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would let the Navy and Department of Defense include countering illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in foreign security force training and support. It would define IUU fishing by reference to the 2001 International Plan of Action and define "Secretary" as the Se…

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## Sources
- [119-s-2674 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2674)

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- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-873: Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-873)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-4441: CREATE AI Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4441)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2674 (as of 2026-07-25).