[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2071 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 491 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2071
[Report No. 119-571]
To 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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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 11, 2025
Mr. 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 Services
March 25, 2026
Additional sponsors: Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Rouzer, and Mr. Davis of North Carolina
March 25, 2026
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 11, 2025]
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A BILL
To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions for the purposes of financing foreign shrimp farms, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Save Our Shrimpers Act''.
SEC. 2. 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.''. Union Calendar No. 491
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2071
[Report No. 119-571]
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A BILL
To 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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March 25, 2026
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed