A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the No Chinese Seafood in Congress Act'' or the No Communist Seafood in Congress Act''. It bans the procurement, serving, and selling of covered Chinese seafood products in any congressional dining facility. The text defines what counts as a covered Chinese seafood product and lists the congressional dining facilities and covered entities involved. It also requires each covered entity to prescribe regulations to carry out this section within 180 days after the date of enactment.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Section 2(b): Prohibits any covered Chinese seafood product from being procured for, served in, or sold in a congressional dining facility. This means our elected officials will no longer be eating this specific seafood in their workplace cafeterias and restaurants.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 2: The text does not explicitly outline potential negative impacts or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States outside of the ban on these products in congressional dining facilities.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
No significant interests or groups are affected by this bill.
- 9/23/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- Introduced in Senate