119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 11, 2025
Save Our Shrimpers Act
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Latest action (May 13, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Mar 11, 2025)
Save Our Shrimpers Act
This bill prohibits federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions (e.g., the International Monetary Fund) for financing activities related to foreign shrimp farms. The bill also requires an annual report on compliance by U.S. leadership of international financial institutions with policies to oppose financing for certain commodities or minerals.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of the Treasury to condition any provision of federal funds to an international financial institution on the requirement that the funds not be used to finance any activity related to shrimp farming, shrimp processing, or the export of shrimp in any foreign country.
Under current law, Treasury must instruct U.S. leadership of international financial institutions to oppose providing financial assistance for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export if (1) the commodity or mineral is in surplus on world markets, and (2) the export of such commodity or mineral will cause substantial injury to U.S. producers of a competing commodity or mineral (or of the same or a similar commodity or mineral). This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to investigate and annually report to Congress on the extent to which U.S. leadership at these institutions have carried out Treasury's instructions.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · May 12, 2026 · Roll call 156 · Passed
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 391 - 18, 1 Present (Roll no. 156). (text: CR H3352) Roll call details
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 391 - 18, 1 Present (Roll no. 156). (text: CR H3352) Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3375-3376)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2071.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3352-3353)
Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 491.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-571.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-571.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 1.
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Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
6 citations.
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$790,000
Spent on own lobbying
…. S. 3122, Better Food Disclosure Act of 2025. Food Traceability Enhancement Act (draft legislation). H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. H.R. 2071/S. 4863, Save Our Shrimpers Act. H.R. 7024, Hemp Planting Predictability Act. H.R. 6657, Restaurant Meals Program Reform Act of 2025. S. 3240, McSCUSE ME Act o…
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
SOUTHERN SHRIMP ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: PICARD KENTZ & ROWE LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Sep 23, 2026 · issue area: Economics/Economic Development
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R.2071/S.4805/S.4863 - Save Our Shrimpers Act, conditions federal funds to international financial institutions on their non-use to support shrimp aquaculture, proces…
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
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$790,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act of 2025. Food Traceability Enhancement Act (draft legislation). H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. Food Ingredient Transparency Act. H.R. 2071, Save Our Shrimpers Act. H.R. 7024, Hemp Planting Predictability Act. H.R. 6657, Restaurant Meals Program Reform Act of 2025. S. 3240, McSCUSE ME 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
SOUTHERN SHRIMP ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: PICARD KENTZ & ROWE LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Economics/Economic Development
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R.2071/S.4805/S.4863 - Save Our Shrimpers Act, conditions federal funds to international financial institutions on their non-use to support shrimp aquaculture, proces…
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
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$870,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Act of 2025. Food Traceability Enhancement Act (draft legislation). H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. Food Ingredient Transparency Act. H.R. 2071, Save Our Shrimpers Act. H.R. 7024, Hemp Planting Predictability Act. H.R. 6657, Restaurant Meals Program Reform Act of 2025. S. 3240, McSCUSE ME 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
SOUTHERN SHRIMP ALLIANCE · lobbying firm or registrant: PICARD KENTZ & ROWE LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 18, 2026 · issue area: Economics/Economic Development
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R.2071 - Save Our Shrimpers Act, conditions federal funds to international financial institutions on their non-use to support shrimp aquaculture, processing, or expor…
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