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H.R. 2071Passed House

Save Our Shrimpers Act

Introduced: Mar 11, 2025

Latest action date: May 13, 2026

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Mar 11, 2025
Recorded roll calls
1

Status detail: The full action history records passage in the House.

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What this bill does

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.

Official summary from Congress.gov.

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Foreign Trade and International Finance

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Agricultural tradeCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeSeafood

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Amendments

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Checked against Congress.gov Oct 16, 2026.

Action timeline

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  1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  2. The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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  3. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  4. 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)

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  5. 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)

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  6. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3375-3376)

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  7. 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.

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  8. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2071.

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  9. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3352-3353)

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  10. Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

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  11. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 491.

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  12. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-571.

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  13. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-571.

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  14. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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  15. Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 1.

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  16. Introduced in House

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  17. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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  18. Introduced in House

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Roll-call votes

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PassedMay 12, 2026House · Roll call 156

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

391 Yea18 Nay19 Not Voting1 Present
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Andy BarrNot Voting
Julia LetlowNot Voting
Neal P. DunnNot Voting
Riley M. MooreNot Voting
Ro KhannaNot Voting
Seth MoultonNot Voting
Vern BuchananNot Voting

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