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119th Congress

H.R. 8337

Buy American Seafood Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Julia Letlow(R-LA)
Introduced
Apr 16, 2026
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
Committees
House Committee on Agriculture; House Committee on Armed Services; House Committee on Education and Workforce; House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (1)

Added later (1)

Summary

No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.

Official title: To prohibit any procurement by the Federal Government of foreign seafood for covered food programs, and for other purposes.

Latest action(Apr 16, 2026): Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

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