# 119-s-283: Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act

119-s-283, Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-28).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-283
- As of: 2026-10-28
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-283
- Congress: 119
- Title: Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-28

## Summary

**Creates a standardized chemical method to identify the country of origin for seafood.** It directs NOAA and the Commerce Under Secretary for Standards and Technology to build a portable testing approach to help stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and seafood fraud, with pilots on red snapper and tuna.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-283 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/283)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-283 (as of 2026-10-28).