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Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019
This bill addresses the sale of shark fins and the inclusion of rays and skates in 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.)
The bill makes it illegal to possess, buy, or sell shark fins or any product containing shark fins, except for certain dogfish fins. A person may possess a shark fin that was lawfully taken consistent with a license or permit under certain circumstances.
Penalties are imposed for violations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
The Department of Commerce must revise its regulations to include rays and skates as species that are subject to the Seafood Traceability Program.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 737 as passed House on Nov 20, 2019. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Nov 20, 2019
Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act
Passed · Two-thirds required
310 Yea 107 Nay 13 not voting
Crossed both parties 91 of 417 voting members broke with their own party: 2 Democrats, 89 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
430 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 737 and vote against it. 50 signed when it was filed.
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Organizations that named H.R. 737 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
33 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.