H.R. 5804: Billfish Conservation Act of 2010
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H.R. 5804: Billfish Conservation Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-07-21 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-07-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Billfish Conservation Act of 2010
Plain summary
Billfish Conservation Act of 2010 - Prohibits any person from offering billfish (except swordfish) or billfish products for sale, selling, importing, or exporting them, or having custody, control, or possession of them for purposes of offering them for sale, selling, importing, or exporting them. Treats a violation of this Act as an act prohibited by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Subjects a person to a maximum civil penalty of $100,000 for each violation. Defines "billfish" as any of the following: (1) blue marlin; (2) striped marlin; (3) black marlin; (4) sailfish: (5) shortbill spearfish; (6) white marlin; (7) roundscale spearfish; (8) Mediterranean spearfish; or (9) longbill spearfish.
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Official text
Billfish Conservation Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · 5 cosponsors
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5804.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5804 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111