Requires NOAA to build and publish a public list of foreign fishing vessels and their owners tied to illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, bars listed vessels from U.S. ports and seafood imports, and adds sanctions, enforcement, and study provisions to combat overseas illegal fishing.

• Directs NOAA, with State, Customs and Border Protection, and Labor, to maintain a public IUU vessel list and sets criteria for adding vessels and owners
• Bars listed vessels from U.S. ports and prohibits imports of their seafood, with seizure and forfeiture of their cargo
• Authorizes Treasury to impose sanctions on people and entities involved in illegal fishing or endangered species trade, with a national interest waiver
• Requires Coast Guard reporting, NOAA and State coordination with regional fisheries bodies, a National Academies study, and $20 million per year authorized for fiscal years 2025 through 2030

• Ways and Means Committee (House)
• Judiciary Committee (House)
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (House)
• Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee
• Foreign Affairs Committee (House)
• Natural Resources Committee (House)
• Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

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