,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bh1 #bjac ,mr4 
,bu*anan 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4
 ,f>r1 ,mr4 ,grimm1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4   
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4
 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cr5%aw1 ,mr4  
,"y ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,murphy ( ,florida1
 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,moran1  
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4      
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4         
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,l9da ,t4 ,sn*ez (      
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1  
,ms4 ,spei]1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 
,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,george ,mill] (      
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 & ,ms4 ,m5g7 
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,unit$  

,/ates %\ld ban & prev5t ! import ( %>k 
f9s f %>ks caught ?r\gh ! practice (    
f9n+1 & = o!r purposes4  ,:]eas %>ks are
 a vital "p ( a heal?y ocean ecosy/em2  
,:]eas z top ( ! food *a9 pr$ators1 %>ks
 help ma9ta9 ! balance ( m>9e life 9 !  
oceans2 ,:]eas if %>k populations       
cont9ue to decl9e at ! curr5t rates1 !re
 w be significant & unpr$ictable        
consequ5ces = fi% populations1 ocean    
habitats1 & ! ov]all heal? ( ! ocean2   
,:]eas %>ks are sl[-gr[+1 mature lat] 9 
life1 & produce few "y1 & ?us are highly
 susceptible to ov]fi%+ t is sev]ely    
deplet+ global %>k populations2 ,:]eas  
approximately #bf1jjj1jjj to #gc1jjj1jjj
 %>ks are kill$ globally ea* ye>1 & ?is 
is contribut+ to ! decl9e ( %>k         
populations ar\nd ! _w & impact+ ! heal?
 ( ! ocean2 ,:]eas %>k f9n+1 9 :i* %>ks 
are captur$1 _! f9s cut (f1 & _! bodies 
?r[n back into ! sea1 is a wa/eful      
practice t is contribut+ to ! deva/ation
 ( %>k populations worldwide2 ,:]eas    
,unit$ ,/ates fi%]m5 are held to a high]

 /&>d & are n op]at+ on a level play+   
field ) =eign1 unregulat$ %>k fi%]ies t 
are /ill engag+ 9 %>k f9n+2 ,:]eas _m   
fi%]ies ar\nd ! _w are cat*+ %>ks )\t   
limits2 ,:]eas ! ,int]national ,union = 
,cons]vation ( ,nature 7,,iucn7 ,r$ ,li/
 ( ,?reat5$ ,species e/imates t ov] #cj 
p]c5t ( pelagic 7op5 ocean7 %>ks are    
?reat5$ ) ext9ction2 & ,:]eas sev]al    
,/ates & ,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories h     
recogniz$ ! global decl9e ( %>k         
populations & h tak5 actions to improve 
cons]vation ( %>ks1 includ+ re/rictions 
on ! sale ( & trade 9 %>k f9s3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x  ,t--  7#a7 x is ! s5se ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,unit$      
,/ates %\ld ban & prev5t ! importation (
 %>k f9s f %>ks caught ?r\gh ! practice 
( f9n+2 &  7#b7 ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives--  7,a7 recognizes !    
?reat %>k f9n+ poses to %>ks2 &  7,b7   
condemns ! practice worldwide4