3.0.0
2211
2025-12-06T01:18:36Z
2025-12-06T01:18:36Z
Senate
S
S
2023-06-22
118
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2211
- ssaf00
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Referred To
2023-06-22T21:23:22Z

- Sustaining Healthy Ecosystems, Livelihoods, and Local Seafood Act
118
3951
HR
2023-07-28
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
  - Related bill
CRS
- 2023-06-22
  - ssaf00
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
IntroReferral
- 2023-06-22
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
10000
9
Library of Congress
- W000802
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Sheldon
Whitehouse
D
RI
N
- W000437
Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Roger
Wicker
R
MS
F.
2023-06-22
True
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Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Angus
King
I
ME
S.
2023-06-22
True
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Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Richard
Blumenthal
D
CT
2023-07-12
False
- C000174
Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]
Thomas
Carper
D
DE
R.
2023-07-12
False
- C001088
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Christopher
Coons
D
DE
A.
2023-07-20
False
Agriculture and Food
- Advisory bodies
2023-10-06T17:15:14Z
- Aquaculture
2023-10-06T17:15:14Z
- Congressional oversight
2023-10-06T17:15:13Z
- Department of Agriculture
2023-10-06T17:15:13Z
- Executive agency funding and structure
2023-10-06T17:15:13Z
- Higher education
2023-10-06T17:15:14Z
- Public-private cooperation
2023-10-06T17:15:14Z
- Seafood
2023-10-06T17:15:14Z
- State and local government operations
2023-10-06T17:15:14Z
Agriculture and Food
2023-08-01T13:30:28Z
00
2023-06-22
Introduced in Senate
2024-02-21T15:19:41Z
Sustaining Healthy Ecosystems, Livelihoods, and Local Seafood Act or the SHELLS Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an Office of Aquaculture and an Aquaculture Advisory Committee. The term aquaculture means the propagation and rearing of aquatic species in controlled or selected environments, including ocean ranching (with exclusions).
Specifically, the Office of Aquaculture must encourage and promote aquaculture operations that promote U.S. food security and limit adverse environmental effects.
USDA must also establish a 14-member Aquaculture Advisory Committee to advise USDA on (1) developing policies and outreach relating to sustainable aquaculture practices; and (2) the history, use, and preservation of indigenous and traditional aquaculture practices and ecological knowledge.

Sustaining Healthy Ecosystems, Livelihoods, and Local Seafood Act
- Display Title
45

Sustaining Healthy Ecosystems, Livelihoods, and Local Seafood Act
2024-07-24T15:21:21Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Sustaining Healthy Ecosystems, Livelihoods, and Local Seafood Act
2024-05-24T13:38:16Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Official Title as Introduced
6

A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Office of Aquaculture, and for other purposes.
2024-02-22T09:08:19Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Introduced in Senate
2023-06-22T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118s2211is/xml/BILLS-118s2211is.xml
2023-06-22
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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