Legislation· May 2026Sponsored by Troy E. Nehls (R)
Save Our Shrimpers Act
Blocks US funding to international financial institutions that finance foreign shrimp farming.
Tradeoff
Protects US shrimp producers from foreign competition using international development money. Treasury can waive the rule if it decides blocking a shrimp project serves US national interests.
What's in it
Costs less than $500,000 over the 2026-2036 period.
The $500,000 is just the federal cost to implement the diplomatic requirement — the policy's real impact falls on foreign shrimp producers who may lose access to international financial assistance for shrimp-related activities.
The House passed this 391-18 on May 12, 2026 — now sitting in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Mar 11, 2025)
House
Committee on Financial Services(Mar 11, 2025)
House
The Committee on Financial Services voted to send it to the floor
Reported 42 - 1(Mar 4, 2026)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-571.
House
On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
Passed(Roll #156 · May 12, 2026)
391 yeanay 18Senate
Received from the House
on Foreign Relations(May 13, 2026)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Troy A. Carter (D-LA)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Randy K. Sr. Weber (R-TX)
- Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Julia Letlow (R-LA)
- Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)
- Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC)
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL)
- Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Mike Ezell (R-MS)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Russell Fry (R-SC)
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
- David Rouzer (R-NC)
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC)
Passage votes so far· May 12, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027