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[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]
_______________________________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________________________
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