119th Congress · introduced in the House · May 13, 2025
Safer Shrimp Imports Act
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Latest action (May 13, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Agriculture and Food
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (May 13, 2025)
Safer Shrimp Imports Act
This bill prohibits the importation of shrimp from countries that do not have food inspection systems equivalent to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection system for shrimp, or that have not entered into an agreement with the FDA facilitating U.S. inspection of their food facilities.
Specifically, the FDA must seek to enter into arrangements and agreements with the government of each country with at least one facility that manufactures, processes, packs, or holds shrimp for consumption in the United States to facilitate FDA inspection of such facilities.
The bill prohibits the importation of shrimp that is manufactured, processed, packed, or held in a country (1) that has not entered into an inspection arrangement or agreement with the FDA, or (2) the food inspection system of which is not equivalent to the FDA’s food inspection system with respect to shrimp. To be considered equivalent, a country’s food inspection system must include staffing that ensures uniform enforcement of applicable laws and regulations, and must provide for the enforcement of laws and regulations that address conditions under which shrimp are raised and transported to processing facilities.
Further, shrimp imported or offered for import into the United States that have been manufactured, processed, packed, or held in a country that is not compliant with these requirements are deemed adulterated, and thus may not be introduced into interstate commerce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…(REAL) Meats Act Monitored H.R. 7366, the Dietary Supplement Regulatory Uniformity Act Monitored H.R. 2615, the Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act Monitored H.R. 3324, the Safer Shrimp Imports Act Monitored H.R. 933, the Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025 Monitored H.R. 8414, the DAIRY PRIDE Act Monitored…
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: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…health concern, rather than allowing their re-export. S.3065 - LABEL Act, amends requirements for labeling of fish sold in certain retail establishments. S.667/H.R.3324 - Safer Shrimp Imports Act, requires FDA to assess whether foreign shrimp inspection systems are equivalent to U.S. standards and prohibits imports from non-eq…
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
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…(REAL) Meats Act Monitored H.R. 7366, the Dietary Supplement Regulatory Uniformity Act Monitored H.R. 2615, the Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act Monitored H.R. 3324, the Safer Shrimp Imports Act Monitored H.R. 933, the Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act of 2025 Monitored H.R. 8414, the DAIRY PRIDE Act Monitored…
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: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…health concern, rather than allowing their re-export. S.3065 - LABEL Act, amends requirements for labeling of fish sold in certain retail establishments. S.667/H.R.3324 - Safer Shrimp Imports Act, requires FDA to assess whether foreign shrimp inspection systems are equivalent to U.S. standards and prohibits imports from non-eq…
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: Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…s. S.3065 - Let Americans Buy with Explicit Labeling Act (LABEL Act), amends requirements for labeling of fish sold in certain retail establishments. S.667 and H.R.3324 - Safer Shrimp Imports Act, requires FDA to assess whether foreign shrimp inspection systems are equivalent to U.S. standards and prohibit imports from non-equ…
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