2015-04-07                     House Journal                      Page 0750
HJR 23                                                                                                                        
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 23 by Representatives TUCK                                                                           
and Drummond:                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
    Supporting the goals of the Presidential Task Force on Combating                                                            
    Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Seafood Fraud;                                                             
    urging the United States Congress to finalize a bilateral agreement                                                         
    with the Russian Federation to address illegal, unreported, and                                                             
    unregulated fishing harvests in North Pacific waters, to pass the                                                           
    Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of                                                             
    2015, and to require that all imported seafood sold in the United                                                           
    States be fully traceable to its country of origin; and calling on the                                                      
    federal administration and the United States Congress to act to                                                             
    increase public awareness of the harm done by the international                                                             
    trade in illegal, unreported, and unregulated seafood.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the House Special Committee on                                                          
Fisheries.