HR 207
Passed a chamber
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to set up a task force on shark depredation, meaning sharks damaging fishing catches and gear, and adds shark depredation to the research projects that the Magnuson-Stevens Act allows the government to fund.
Official title: SHARKED Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
03-JAN-2025
Referred
03-JAN-2025
Passed
21-JAN-2025
Senate
Received
22-JAN-2025
- Requires the Secretary of Commerce to appoint a task force that includes regional fishery council members, state fish and wildlife agency representatives, National Marine Fisheries Service staff, and shark researchers.
- Directs the task force to improve coordination, identify research priorities, recommend management strategies, and create educational materials for anglers.
- Requires the task force to report to Congress within 2 years and every 2 years after that, and ends the task force no later than 7 years after it is established.
- Adds projects on shark depredation and its causes to the research activities authorized under Section 318 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (03-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 21-JAN-2025).
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- Natural Resources Committee (House)
- Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (Senate)
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2 Republicans
2 Democrats