CHAIRMAN CRUZ: BIPARTISAN RED SNAPPER BILL HEADS TO PRESIDENT'S DESK

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee issued the following news release:

Today, the United States Senate unanimously passed the Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act (S. 283), which was introduced by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). Passage comes after the House of Representatives cleared the bill, which now heads to the President's desk.

The bipartisan bill would allow federal and state law enforcement officers to utilize technology that would determine the country of origin for certain species of fish, and confiscate any such illegally caught fish befo...