H.R. 2071 · 119th Congress

Save Our Shrimpers Act

Introduced on Mar 11, 2025 by Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22). 20 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (May 13, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 11, 2025
Cosponsors
20
3 from the other party
Policy area
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions for the purposes of financing foreign shrimp farms, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Agricultural trade
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • International monetary system and foreign exchange
  • Seafood

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 11, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Troy E. NehlsR-TX-22Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 17

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    May 12, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 391–18

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 11, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Mar 11, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  4. Mar 4, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Mar 4, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 1.
  6. Mar 25, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-571.
  7. Mar 25, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-571.
  8. Mar 25, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 491.
  9. May 12, 2026 · HouseMr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. May 12, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3352-3353)
  11. May 12, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2071.
  12. May 12, 2026 · HouseAt 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.
  13. May 12, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3375-3376)
  14. May 12, 2026Passed/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)House · Roll call 156
  15. May 12, 2026 · HouseOn 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)House · Roll call 156
  16. May 12, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. May 12, 2026 · HouseThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  18. May 13, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Southern Shrimp Alliance3 reports
    $135K reported (all issues)
  2. NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 93%

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.