119th Congress
S. 4805
Save Our Shrimpers Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Cindy Hyde-Smith(R-MS)
- Introduced
- Jun 17, 2026
- Policy area
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (5)
Original cosponsors (2)
- John Kennedy (R-LA)
- Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)
Added later (3)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA) · Jun 18, 2026
- Rick Scott (R-FL) · Jun 24, 2026
- Roger F. Wicker (R-MS) · Jun 24, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Save Our Shrimpers Act
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to instruct U.S. leadership of international financial institutions (e.g., the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank) to oppose providing financial assistance for any project to support shrimp farming, shrimp processing, or the export of shrimp in a borrowing country.
Treasury may waive this requirement with respect to a project upon notifying Congress that the waiver is in the national interest of the United States.
The requirement expires seven years after the enactment of this bill.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jun 17, 2026 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. - Jun 17, 2026
Introduced in Senate