S. 1369 · 119th Congress

Protecting Global Fisheries Act of 2026

Introduced on Apr 9, 2025 by Tim Kaine (D-VA). 5 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 10, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 322.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Apr 9, 2025
Cosponsors
5
4 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to support the execution of bilateral agreements concerning illicit transnational maritime activity and to authorize the President to impose sanctions with respect to illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing and the sale, supply, purchase, or transfer of endangered species, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • China
  • Congressional oversight
  • Endangered and threatened species
  • Foreign property
  • International organizations and cooperation
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Sanctions
  • Visas and passports

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Tim KaineD-VASponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Apr 9, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 9, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  3. Jan 29, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Feb 10, 2026Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  5. Feb 10, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Feb 10, 2026 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 322.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. World Wildlife Fund, Inc.5 reports
    $750K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.AI match · 100%
  2. Aleutians East Borough2 reports
    $37.8K reported (all issues)
  3. California Wetfish Producers Association2 reports
    Federal contractor: CALIFORNIA WETFISH PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION$227.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. City of Unalaska2 reports
    $39.2K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF UNALASKA$1,517 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. ELITE SKY INTERNATIONAL, INC.2 reports
  6. FLORIDA KEYS COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN'S ASSOCIATION2 reports
  7. International Labour Organization2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  8. KEYS FISHERIES MARKET & MARINA2 reports
  9. LUNDS FISHERIES2 reports
    $12K reported (all issues)
  10. OCEAN PEACE, LLC2 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  11. ORGANIZED FISHERMEN OF FLORIDA, INC.2 reports
  12. SEAFREEZE2 reports
  13. Southeastern Fisheries Association, Inc.2 reports
  14. VIKING VILLAGE DOCK2 reports
  15. WEST COAST SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSN2 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.