119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Apr 3, 2025
Save Our Seafood Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Apr 3, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Immigration
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Apr 3, 2025)
Save Our Seafood Act
This bill establishes that the annual numerical cap on temporary nonagricultural worker (H-2B) visas does not apply to fish processors.
Under current law, up to 66,000 H-2B visas may be issued in a year, with additional visas available to certain classes of workers who are exempt from this cap, including fish roe processors.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$180,000
Spent on own lobbying
…- Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act S. 1151 - Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1233 - Keep STEM Talent Act of 2025 S. 1292 - Save Our Seafood Act S. 2759 - Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act S. 4620 - Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2026 S. 4637 - Conrad 30 Physician Workforce Optimizat…
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: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
….S. enforcement against IUU fishing and forced labor through vessel blacklists, import and port restrictions, sanctions, and enhanced interagency coordination. S.1292 - Save Our Seafood Act, exempts fish processors from the annual numerical cap on H-2B temporary worker visas. Other federal legislative activities about the co…
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
VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$190,000
Spent on own lobbying
…- Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act S. 1151 - Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1233 - Keep STEM Talent Act of 2025 S. 1292 - Save Our Seafood Act S. 2759 - Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act S. 4620 - Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2026 S. 4637 - Conrad 30 Physician Workforce Optimizat…
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: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…rictions, sanctions, and enhanced interagency coordination. FY2027 CJS Appropriations, Section 609 enforcement funding and Saltonstall-Kennedy program funding. S.1292 - Save Our Seafood Act, exempts fish processors from the annual numerical cap on H-2B temporary worker visas. Other federal legislative activities about the co…
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
VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…- Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act S. 1151 - Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1233 - Keep STEM Talent Act of 2025 S. 1292 - Save Our Seafood Act S. 2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S. 2759 - Health…
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
VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Immigration
$160,000
Spent on own lobbying
…- Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act S. 1151 - Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1233 - Keep STEM Talent Act of 2025 S. 1292 - Save Our Seafood Act S. 2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S. 2759 - Health…
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
VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Immigration
$65,000
Spent on own lobbying
…- Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act S. 1151 - Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1233 - Keep STEM Talent Act of 2025 S. 1292 - Save Our Seafood Act S. 2587 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 S. 2759 - Health…
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
VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 17, 2025 · issue area: Immigration
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…- Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act S. 1151 - Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1233 - Keep STEM Talent Act of 2025 S. 1292 - Save Our Seafood Act Matters concerning or related to: EB-3 Visa Issues; H-2B Visa Issues; H-2A Visa Issues; BridgeUSA J-1 Visa Issues; H-1B Issues; TN Visa…
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
VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LLC · lobbying firm or registrant: VANTEO FKA BDV SOLUTIONS LCC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Immigration
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
…0, 2025, and for other purposes. S. 709 - Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act S. 1151 - Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1292 - Save Our Seafood Act Matters concerning or related to: EB-3 Visa Issues; H-2B Visa Issues; H-2A Visa Issues; BridgeUSA J-1 Visa Issues; H-1B Issues; TN Visa…
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