[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1529 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1529

     To prohibit Federal agencies from authorizing or facilitating 
  commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic 
   Zone except in accordance with a Federal statute authorizing such 
                                action.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 30, 2025

  Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
     To prohibit Federal agencies from authorizing or facilitating 
  commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic 
   Zone except in accordance with a Federal statute authorizing such 
                                action.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AUTHORIZING FINFISH AQUACULTURE IN THE EEZ.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
Federal agency may issue any permit or take any other action to 
authorize or facilitate commercial finfish aquaculture operations in 
the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States (as established by 
Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983), except in accordance 
with a Federal statute authorizing such action that is enacted after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``finfish''--
                    (A) an aquatic finfish in any stage of its life 
                cycle; and
                    (B) does not include amphibians, seaweeds or other 
                algae, or invertebrates, including shellfish; and
            (2) the term ``commercial finfish aquaculture'' means an 
        activity related to the propagation, rearing, or attempted 
        propagation or rearing, of finfish in captivity or under 
        positive control for commercial purposes.
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