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Shark fin bill re-introduced in US House with 50 bipartisan cosponsors

The previous bill in the US House of Representatives had 262 cosponsors and companion legislation that had passed the Senate Commerce Committee

By Undercurrent News | Jan. 24, 2019 16:05 GMT
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A bill that would ban the buying and selling of shark fins in the United States has been reintroduced in the US House of Representatives and is off to another good start with 50 bipartisan (37 Democrat and 13 Republican) cosponsors [...]

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