119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jul 16, 2025
SHARKED Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Mar 4, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 349.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to Senate (Mar 4, 2026) · 2 versions published
Supporting the Health of Aquatic systems through Research Knowledge and Enhanced Dialogue Act of 2025 or the SHARKED Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a task force to address and report to Congress about critical needs with respect to shark depredation. (Shark depredation is the partial or complete removal of a hooked fish by a shark directly from a fishing line before the line is retrieved.)
The duties of the task force are, among other responsibilities, to (1) develop ways to improve coordination and communication across the fisheries management and shark research communities; (2) identify research priorities and funding opportunities; (3) develop recommended management strategies to address shark depredation; and (4) coordinate the development and distribution of educational materials.
The bill specifies that the task force must include representatives of each Regional Fishery Management Council, each Marine Fisheries Commission, the fish and wildlife agencies of coastal states, and the National Marine Fisheries Service. The task force must also include researchers and others with relevant expertise.
The task force must report its findings to Congress within two years after the bill's enactment and every two years thereafter until the task force is terminated. The task force sunsets within seven years after the date of its establishment.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 349.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-114.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cruz without amendment. With written report No. 119-114.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
Actions from Congress.gov, newest first.
Advisory bodies · Aquatic ecology · Congressional oversight · Environmental assessment, monitoring, research · Fishes · Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
LD-2 reports whose issue descriptions explicitly cite this bill (bill type and number validated against Congress.gov records). A citation does not establish the client's position or any contact with a member.
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6 citations.
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 16, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for H.R. 470, the Red Snapper Act of 2025. Support for H.R. 207 and S. 2314, the SHARKED Act of 2025. Support for H.R. 5745, the Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act. Raising awareness of the importance of South Atlantic red snapper…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 29, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for H.R. 470, the Red Snapper Act of 2025. Support for H.R. 207 and S. 2314, the SHARKED Act of 2025. Support for H.R. 5745, the Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act. Raising awareness of the importance of South Atlantic red snapper…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 23, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for H.R. 360, the Oyster Reef Recovery Act of 2025. Support for H.R. 470, the Red Snapper Act of 2025. Support for H.R. 207 and S. 2314, the SHARKED Act of 2025. Support for H.R. 5745, the Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act. Support for H.R. 5699, the Fisheries Data Modernization and Accur…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for H.R. 360, the Oyster Reef Recovery Act of 2025. Support for H.R. 470, the Red Snapper Act of 2025. Support for H.R. 207 and S. 2314, the SHARKED Act of 2025. Support for H.R. 5745, the Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act. Support for H.R. 5699, the Fisheries Data Modernization and Accur…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$107,772
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 207/ S. 2314 SHARKED Act Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment Act (not yet introduced) - previously H.R.568/S.4752 H.R. 6184 NOAA Data Preservation Act S. 688/ H.R.…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SPORTFISHING ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for H.R. 360, the Oyster Reef Recovery Act of 2025. Support for H.R. 470, the Red Snapper Act of 2025. Support for H.R. 207 and S. 2314, the SHARKED Act of 2025.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing