118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2182Wild USA Seafood Act of 2023

A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish a label designating fish harvested in the United States exclusive economic zone or navigable waters as wild USA seafood, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jun 22, 2023
Last action Jun 22, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jun 22, 2023
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Referred
Jun 22, 2023
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes requirements for labeling fish as wild USA seafood or wild American seafood. The bill defines fish as finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of aquatic animal and plant life other than aquatic mammals and birds. Specifically, a retailer of fish (or a person engaged in the business of supplying fish to a retailer) may label fish as wild USA seafood, wild American seafood, or any equivalent designation if the fish is naturally born in the wild or hatchery-originated fish released in the wild;caught, taken, or harvested from within U.S. waters; andcaught, taken, or harvested by a vessel of the United States.If the Department of Agriculture (USDA) determines...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Jun 22, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 22, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.