119 HR 2071 RH: Save Our Shrimpers Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-03-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 491119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 2071[Report No. 119–571]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 11, 2025Mr. Nehls (for himself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Ms. Mace, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Letlow, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Babin, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Fry, and Mr. Carter of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesMarch 25, 2026Additional sponsors: Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Rouzer, and Mr. Davis of North CarolinaMarch 25, 2026Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 11, 2025A BILLTo prohibit Federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions for the purposes of financing foreign shrimp farms, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Save Our Shrimpers Act.

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Voice and vote requirement

(a)

In general

The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at each international financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2) of the International Financial Institutions Act) to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any financial assistance by such institution for any project to support shrimp farming, shrimp processing, or the export of shrimp in a borrowing country.(b)

Waiver authority

The Secretary of the Treasury may waive subsection (a) with respect to a project upon notifying the Congress that the waiver is in the national interest of the United States.(c)

Expiration

Subsection (a) shall have no force or effect after the end of the 7-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.

Amend the title so as to read: A bill to require the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to oppose certain projects involving shrimp production..March 25, 2026Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed