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Troy Nehls (R-TX)

Save Our Shrimpers Act

H.R. 2071 · House bill Foreign Trade and International Finance

A Republican bill with 3 Democratic cosponsors · See all 20 cosponsors

Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

In the other chamber's committee

Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.

The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House 391–18
  3. In Senate committee

What this bill would do

This Act, known as the "Save Our Shrimpers Act," directs the Secretary of the Treasury to take action regarding international financial assistance. The Secretary must instruct United States Executive Directors at international financial institutions to use their voice and vote to oppose projects related to shrimp farming, processing, or export in borrowing countries. The Secretary has the authority to waive this requirement if they notify Congress that doing so is in the national interest. This mandate is scheduled to expire after a 7-year period starting from the date the Act is enacted.

Yes

  • Scored +4

    Would farmers be better off under this?

    The bill's opposition to international shrimp production may reduce global competition for certain domestic producers.

  • Scored +3

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    By opposing shrimp farming and processing projects, the bill may help reduce the environmental impact of industrial aquaculture.

The opposite

  • Scored -5

    Does this send more money or help to other countries?

    The bill mandates opposition to financial assistance for shrimp-related projects in borrowing countries.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.

  • The House: a fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass The House sets aside its normal procedure to move quickly: no amendments, little debate, and a two-thirds bar instead of a simple majority. It is used for measures expected to be uncontroversial, so a bill that fails here failed despite broad expectations that it would not. Passed 391 yes · 18 no

    See who voted how →

    05/12/2026 · Roll call 156 · recorded as “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended”