Bills · 119th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Save Our Shrimpers Act

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Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · 5/12/26Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill. “As amended” means changes written into the motion itself are included.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic186 Yea · 17 Nay · 1 Present · 8 Not voting
  • Republican205 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Present · 11 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 1 Nay · 0 Present · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

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.

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Sponsor
Rep. Troy E. Nehls ( Republican · TX-22)
Cosponsors
20
Introduced
3/11/25
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Status
3/11/25Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
3/11/25Introduced in House
3/4/26Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 1.
3/4/26Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
3/25/26Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 491.
3/25/26Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-571.
5/12/26The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
5/12/26Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
5/12/26On 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)
5/12/26Passed/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)
5/12/26Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3375-3376)
5/12/26At 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.
5/12/26DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2071.
5/12/26Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3352-3353)
5/12/26Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
5/13/26Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.