Bill · H.R. 6150· House(119-HR-6150)
Protect American Fisheries Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 11/19/2025
- Last activity
- 11/19/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Sponsored by
- Nancy Mace
- Cosponsors
- - 5 - 4
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Protect American Fisheries Act of 2025 proposes amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. This bill seeks to add "economic cause" as an allowable reason to declare a fishery resource disaster. It defines an economic cause as activities by a foreign person that distort markets, disrupt sustainable harvests, or hinder viability. The bill also expands the criteria for what constitutes a fishery resource disaster to include significant disruptions to fishing community economies. Additionally, it provides more detail on what information can be used to document the adverse effects of foreign activities.
Yes· 3 of 7
Would business owners be better off under this?+5
The bill provides new protections for fishing business owners against foreign market distortions and subsidies.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+5
The bill helps fishing communities by allowing disaster declarations due to foreign market distortions and predatory pricing.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+4
The bill protects the economic viability of fishing communities which are often located in rural areas.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Expanded Disaster Declarations: By adding "economic cause" to the list of reasons for declaring a fishery resource disaster, the bill allows for declarations when a foreign person's activity distorts the market, disrupts sustainable harvests, or hinders economic viability (Section 2, paragraph 1, subparagraph C).
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Protection of Fishing Communities: The bill expands the scope of fishery resource disasters to include "significant disruption to the fishery resource or economy of a fishing community" (Section 2, paragraph 1, subparagraph E).
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Addressing Unfair Foreign Competition: The bill allows for the documentation of adverse effects caused by foreign persons, specifically mentioning illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, including the use of forced or child labor (Section 2, paragraph 1, subparagraph E, clause V, subclause aa).
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Counteracting Predatory Pricing and Subsidies: The bill includes provisions to document and address predatory pricing and subsidies that have an adverse effect on seafood prices in the United States or export markets (Section 2, paragraph 1, subparagraph E, clause V, subclauses bb and cc).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly listed in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Business Owners+5Good For Rural Residents+4Good For Low Income Households+2
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+5
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Environmental Protections+4
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves International Trade+4
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+3
- 2/24/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/19/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 8 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Troy CarterDemocrat · Louisiana
Byron DonaldsRepublican · Florida
Donald DavisDemocrat · North Carolina
Vicente GonzalezDemocrat · Texas
Jared GoldenDemocrat · Maine
Clay HigginsRepublican · Louisiana
Gregory MurphyRepublican · North Carolina
Barry MooreRepublican · Alabama
Randy WeberRepublican · Texas