S4863
Referred to committee
Save Our Shrimpers Act
- Federal
- Senate
- Introduced Jun 23, 2026
- Session 119
Bill Text
Version ISThis Act may be cited as the Save Our Shrimpers Act.
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 (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(2))) 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.
The Secretary of the Treasury may waive subsection (a) with respect to a project upon notifying Congress that the waiver is in the national interest of the United States.
Subsection (a) shall have no force or effect after the end of the 7-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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 (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(2))) 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.
The Secretary of the Treasury may waive subsection (a) with respect to a project upon notifying Congress that the waiver is in the national interest of the United States.
Subsection (a) shall have no force or effect after the end of the 7-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
Legislative Timeline
2 actions-
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.