02/03/2026 10:00 AM House FISHERIES
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES
February 3, 2026
10:01 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Louise Stutes, Chair
Representative Rebecca Himschoot
Representative Chuck Kopp
Representative Kevin McCabe
Representative Bill Elam
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Bryce Edgmon, Vice Chair
Representative Sarah Vance
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 29
Supporting the extension of the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 14024; supporting the continued national
prohibition on Russian seafood imports effected by Executive
Orders 14024, 14066, and 14068; and urging the President of the
United States, federal agencies, and the United States Congress
to maintain and strengthen federal measures that ensure fair
trade, protect the state's seafood industry, and promote
sustainable and ethical seafood production.
- MOVED CSHJR 29(FSH) OUT OF COMMITTEE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: HJR 29
SHORT TITLE: BAN ON RUSSIAN SEAFOOD
SPONSOR(s): FISHERIES
01/23/26 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/23/26 (H) FSH
01/27/26 (H) FSH AT 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120
01/27/26 (H) -- Meeting Postponed to 9:00 am 1/29/26
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01/29/26 (H) FSH AT 9:00 AM GRUENBERG 120
01/29/26 (H) Heard & Held
01/29/26 (H) MINUTE(FSH)
01/29/26 (H) FSH AT 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120
01/29/26 (H) -- MEETING CANCELED --
02/03/26 (H) FSH AT 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120
WITNESS REGISTER
MATT GRUENING, Staff
Representative Louis Stutes
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Reintroduced HJR 29, Version N, on behalf
of the House Special Committee on Fisheries, sponsor, on which
Representative Stutes serves as chair.
BRUCE SCHACTLER, representing self
Kodiak, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Testified in support of HJR 29.
JEREMY WOODROW, Executive Director
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Answered a request during the committee
hearing on HJR 29, Version N.
ACTION NARRATIVE
10:00:39 AM
CHAIR LOUISE STUTES called the House Special Committee on
Fisheries meeting to order at 10:01 a.m. Representatives Stutes,
Himschoot, Kopp, McCabe, and Elam were present at the call to
order.
HJR 29-BAN ON RUSSIAN SEAFOOD
10:01:45 AM
CHAIR STUTES announced that the first only order of business
would be HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 29, Supporting the extension
of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14024;
supporting the continued national prohibition on Russian seafood
imports effected by Executive Orders 14024, 14066, and 14068;
and urging the President of the United States, federal agencies,
and the United States Congress to maintain and strengthen
federal measures that ensure fair trade, protect the state's
seafood industry, and promote sustainable and ethical seafood
production. [before the committee, adopted as a working
document on 1/29/26, was the proposed committee substitute (CS)
for HJR 29, Version 34/LS1314\N, Bullard, 1/28/26.]
10:02:33 AM
MATT GRUENING, Staff, Representative Louis Stutes, Alaska State
Legislature, on behalf of the sponsor, House Special Committee
on Fisheries, on which Representative Stutes serves as chair.
He explained that the proposed resolution would call on
President Donald Trump to extend Executive Orders (EOs) 14024,
14068, and 14114 that currently prohibit the import of Russian
origin seafood into the U.S. He reminded the committee that
these orders were set to expire in April 2026. The resolution
would further call on the President and other agencies to
enhance federal enforcement of the EOs. He said that the U.S.
is finally in a position where Russian origin seafood is not in
domestic markets. This has had a positive impact on fishing
activities in Alaska.
10:03:57 AM
CHAIR STUTES opened public testimony on HJR 29.
10:04:23 AM
BRUCE SCHACTLER, representing self, testified in support of HJR
29. He said that the last 50 years he has been a commercial
fisherman in Kodiak. He thinks that this resolution might seem
like a redundant thing, but it was pretty important. He said
that as "iffy" as everything is regarding what might happen, it
was important to let the administration know how important this
proposal is to Alaska. That way when negotiations go into place
for trade sanctions, the federal administration would know that
a ban is supported. He said that perhaps based on Alaska's
concerns maybe considerations could be made in future trade
agreements.
10:06:15 AM
CHAIR STUTES, after ascertaining that no one else wished to
testify, closed public testimony on HJR 29.
10:06:30 AM
CHAIR STUTES moved to adopt Amendment 1 to HJR 29, Version N,
labeled 34-LS1314\N.1, Bullard, 2/2/26, which read as follows:
Page 3, line 22, following "Commerce;":
Insert "the Honorable Jamieson Greer, United
States Trade Representative;"
REPRESENTATIVE KOPP objected for the purpose of discussion.
CHAIR STUTES explained that Amendment 1 came at the request of
the industry and it would include the Honorable Jamieson Greer,
the United States trade representative, to be included on the
resolution. She said that Mr. Greer works on trade issues and
was familiar with the issue.
10:06:57 AM
REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE remarked that he did some research on the
proposed amendment. He said that previously he went into the
former U.S. trade representative's website and he found that
there was no mention of Alaska seafood on the website. He said
that recently he did the same thing and there still was no
mention of the Alaska Seafood on the website. He said that
interestingly enough when scrolling through Alaska's pages,
information related to Alabama comes up. He said that he wrote
a letter to Mr. Greer to make this correction. He also urged
the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) to write a similar
letter to explain why Alaska seafood is not listed on the U.S.
trade representative's website. He said this was disappointing.
He said that ASMI needs to step up to ensure this.
10:09:05 AM
JEREMY WOODROW, Executive Director, Alaska Seafood Marketing
Institute, said that he fully understood Representative McCabe's
sentiment. He noted that ASMI would draft a letter right away.
10:09:29 AM
REPRESENTATIVE KOPP withdrew objection to Amendment 1. There
being no further objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.
10:09:56 AM
REPRESENTATIVE KOPP moved to report CSHJR 29, Version 34-
LS1314\N, Bullard, 1/28/26, out of committee with individual
recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes. There being no
objection, CSHJR 29(FSH) was moved from the House Special
Committee on Fisheries.
10:10:59 AM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Special Committee on Fisheries meeting was adjourned at 10:10
A.M.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HJR 29 Sponsor Statement 1.28.26 #1.pdf |
HFSH 2/3/2026 10:00:00 AM |
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| HJR 29 ver N 1.28.26 #3.pdf |
HFSH 2/3/2026 10:00:00 AM |
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| HJR 29 ver A 1.28.26 #2.pdf |
HFSH 2/3/2026 10:00:00 AM |
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| HJR 29 Redline Comparison ver A to N #5.pdf |
HFSH 2/3/2026 10:00:00 AM |
HJR 29 |
| HJR29 Executive Orders 1.28.26 #6.pdf |
HFSH 2/3/2026 10:00:00 AM |
HJR 29 |
| HJR29 2026 Fiscal Note.pdf |
HFSH 2/3/2026 10:00:00 AM |
HJR 29 |
| HJR 29 Amendment #1.pdf |
HFSH 2/3/2026 10:00:00 AM |
HJR 29 |