H.R. 2071 · House bill · 119th Congress

Save Our Shrimpers Act

Sponsored by Rep. Troy Nehls, Texas with 20 co-sponsors

Introduced Mar 11, 2025

Referred to the Foreign Relations Committee

Latest action May 13, 2026

SponsorRep. Troy Nehls, Texas· 20 cosponsorsRep. Clay Higgins, LouisianaRep. Vicente Gonzalez, Texas

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What the bill does

This bill prohibits federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions (e.g., the International Monetary Fund) for financing activities related to foreign shrimp farms. The bill also requires an annual report on compliance by U.S. leadership of international financial institutions with policies to oppose financing for certain commodities or minerals.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Aug 11, 2025.

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Contents

Sec. 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.

Official text, Referred in Senate (May 13, 2026), from the Government Publishing Office via Congress.gov. Printed version (PDF) · All versions on Congress.gov

What the bill does

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Aug 11, 2025.