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Save Our Shrimpers Act

USA119th CongressS-4805| Senate 
| Updated: 6/17/2026
Cindy Hyde-Smith

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (5)
Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. Executive Directors at international financial institutions to use their voice and vote to oppose financial assistance for projects supporting shrimp farming, processing, or export in borrowing countries. This measure aims to influence international lending practices regarding the global shrimp industry. The Secretary of the Treasury retains the authority to waive this opposition for a project if it is determined to be in the national interest of the United States , with prior notification to Congress. This provides a mechanism for exceptions under specific circumstances. The directive to oppose these projects is not indefinite, as it includes an expiration clause . The requirement will automatically cease to have effect seven years after the date of the bill's enactment.
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Timeline
May 13, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2071
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 17, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Jun 17, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • May 13, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2071
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • June 17, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 17, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2071: Save Our Shrimpers Act
  • S 119-4863: Save Our Shrimpers Act

Save Our Shrimpers Act

USA119th CongressS-4805| Senate 
| Updated: 6/17/2026
This bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. Executive Directors at international financial institutions to use their voice and vote to oppose financial assistance for projects supporting shrimp farming, processing, or export in borrowing countries. This measure aims to influence international lending practices regarding the global shrimp industry. The Secretary of the Treasury retains the authority to waive this opposition for a project if it is determined to be in the national interest of the United States , with prior notification to Congress. This provides a mechanism for exceptions under specific circumstances. The directive to oppose these projects is not indefinite, as it includes an expiration clause . The requirement will automatically cease to have effect seven years after the date of the bill's enactment.
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Timeline
May 13, 2026

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2071
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 17, 2026
Introduced in Senate
Jun 17, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • May 13, 2026

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2071
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • June 17, 2026
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 17, 2026
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Cindy Hyde-Smith

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (5)
Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)

Foreign Relations Committee

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2071: Save Our Shrimpers Act
  • S 119-4863: Save Our Shrimpers Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted