Sen. Whitehouse Maritime Security Amendment on Its Way to Becoming Law in National Defense Authorization Act
July 24, 2020
July 24, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) announced that his maritime security proposal has been incorporated as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act making its way through Congress.
"Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing on the high seas is a persistent, elusive threat to marine life and to ocean economies like Rhode Island's," said Whiteho . . .
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) announced that his maritime security proposal has been incorporated as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act making its way through Congress.
"Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing on the high seas is a persistent, elusive threat to marine life and to ocean economies like Rhode Island's," said Whiteho . . .