Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6150

Protect American Fisheries Act of 2025

Fisheries: Disaster Relief for Foreign Competition

Nov 19, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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Next up: A house committeeNo action in 7 months

This bill is sitting in the House Committee on Natural Resources where it must be reviewed before it can move forward. No action has been taken on this proposal since November 2025. Because the bill has not seen any progress for seven months, it is considered stalled.

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Could go either way

The bill has support from both parties and represents coastal interests, but it still needs to pass through committees and a full vote in both the House and Senate.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 10010 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 10010 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill would allow the government to declare a fishery disaster for economic reasons. This means fishing communities could get federal financial help if foreign competitors use unfair business practices that hurt American fishers.
It specifically targets actions by foreign governments or companies that mess with seafood prices or disrupt sustainable harvests. This includes things like illegal fishing, using forced labor, or providing government subsidies that make foreign seafood unfairly cheap.
Right now, the government usually only gives this kind of disaster aid for natural events like hurricanes or oil spills. This change would treat economic damage from foreign competition with the same seriousness as a natural disaster.
To get help, a fishery would have to show that foreign activities are making it hard for them to stay in business. The Secretary of Commerce would then decide if the situation qualifies for federal disaster funding.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Nov 19, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Nov 19, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Protect American Fisheries Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 6150

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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D: 4R: 5

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