Protecting U.S. Fishers from Illegal Foreign Flags Act of 2026

H.R.6150 - Protect American Fisheries Act, amends Magnuson-Stevens Act to add an economic cause as an allowable cause to declare a fishery resource disaster. S.688 and H.R.3756 - FISH Act of 2025, strengthens U.S. enforcement against IUU fishing and forced labor through vessel blacklists, import and port restrictions, sanctions, and enhanced interagency coordination. S.1292 - Save Our Seafood Act, exempts fish processors from the annual numerical cap on H-2B temporary worker visas. Other federal legislative activities about the conservation, management, and research of U.S. shrimp fisheries and bycatch; Federal legislative activities regarding shrimp industry operations, including working waterfronts, training programs for new commercial fishermen. Federal legislative activities related to NOAA National Seafood Strategy and domestic seafood marketing funding. S.4720 - Protecting U.S. Fishers from Illegal Foreign Flags Act of 2026, amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to include nations that permits fishing vessels to register under flags of convenience.