Senate bill · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-123
Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act
Became law on Oct 15, 2026.
Official title: A bill to require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the Administrator of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop a standard methodology for identifying the country of origin of seafood to support enforcement against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Ted Cruz R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 28, 2025
- Committee actionFeb 5, 2025
- Passed SenateJul 14, 2025 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseSep 14, 2026 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesSep 24, 2026
- To the PresidentOct 5, 2026
- Became lawOct 15, 2026
Latest action: Oct 15, 2026 — Became Public Law No: 119-123.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 283.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 283, Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act” on April 21, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on February 5, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61348
- CBO publication date
- April 21, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 283, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/s/283
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 16, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 119-24 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on May 21, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/SRPT/24
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 283, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/s/283
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 16, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Katie Britt (R-AL), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Roger Wicker (R-MS).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.