S. 4236 · 119th Congress
American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026
Introduced on Mar 26, 2026 by Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). 4 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 26, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Stage
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Mar 26, 2026
- Cosponsors
- 4
- 1 from the other party
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
Progress
The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.
- Introduced
- 2Reported by committee
- 3Passed one chamber
- 4Passed both chambers
- 5Sent to the President
- 6Became law
Official title
A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility of Department of Agriculture loans and grants for fishing and mariculture businesses, and for other purposes.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.
Sponsor and cosponsors
Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.
Democrats · 1
- Jeff MerkleyD-ORoriginal
Independents · 1
- Angus S. King, Jr.I-MEoriginal
Republicans · 2
- Susan M. CollinsR-MEoriginal
- Dan SullivanR-AKoriginal
Roll calls
Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.
No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.
History
Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.
- Mar 26, 2026Introduced in Senate
- Mar 26, 2026 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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.
- Aleutians East Borough2 reports$37.8K reported (all issues)
- California Wetfish Producers Association2 reportsFederal contractor: CALIFORNIA WETFISH PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION$227.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- City of Unalaska2 reports$39.2K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF UNALASKA$1,517 in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- ELITE SKY INTERNATIONAL, INC.2 reports
- FLORIDA KEYS COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN'S ASSOCIATION2 reports
- Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders' Alliance2 reports$30K reported (all issues)
- KEYS FISHERIES MARKET & MARINA2 reports
- LUNDS FISHERIES2 reports$12K reported (all issues)
- OCEAN PEACE, LLC2 reports$30K reported (all issues)
- ORGANIZED FISHERMEN OF FLORIDA, INC.2 reports
- SEAFREEZE2 reports
- Southeastern Fisheries Association, Inc.2 reports
- Southern Shrimp Alliance2 reports$90K reported (all issues)
- VIKING VILLAGE DOCK2 reports
- WEST COAST SEAFOOD PROCESSORS ASSN2 reports$30K reported (all issues)
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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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.