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H.R. 2071

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 2071, the Save Our Shrimpers Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 11, 2025 by Rep. Troy Nehls (R) with 20 co-sponsors. It was referred to Foreign Relations, and last saw action on May 13, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Record

Text

H.R. 2071 has 20 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

hb2071/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 2071 EH: Save Our Shrimpers Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 2071
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To require the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to oppose certain projects involving shrimp production.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Save Our Shrimpers Act  .
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.
    Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-11
  2. Passed House2026-05-12
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Mar 11, 2025

hb2071/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/11/2025)

Save Our Shrimpers Act

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.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of the Treasury to condition any provision of federal funds to an international financial institution on the requirement that the funds not be used to finance any activity related to shrimp farming, shrimp processing, or the export of shrimp in any foreign country.

Under current law, Treasury must instruct U.S. leadership of international financial institutions to oppose providing financial assistance for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export if (1) the commodity or mineral is in surplus on world markets, and (2) the export of such commodity or mineral will cause substantial injury to U.S. producers of a competing commodity or mineral (or of the same or a similar commodity or mineral). This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to investigate and annually report to Congress on the extent to which U.S. leadership at these institutions have carried out Treasury's instructions.

Sponsors

Rep. Troy Nehls (R) sponsors H.R. 2071, and 20 members have co-sponsored it, 17 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2071 went before 2 committees: Foreign Relations and Financial Services.

Foreign Relations
Foreign Relations
Referred To · May 13, 2026 · 385 Bills
Financial Services
Financial Services
Reported By · Mar 25, 2026 · 559 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2071, the latest H. Rept. 119-571.

Actions

H.R. 2071 has taken 16 actions since Mar 11, 2025, the latest on May 13, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 13, 2026
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.Foreign Relations Committee
May 12, 202615:07
House
Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 12, 202615:07
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3352-3353)
May 12, 202615:07
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2071.
May 12, 202615:15
House
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Votes

H.R. 2071 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on May 12, 2026 at 391–18.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
May 12, 2026
House
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
391
18

2 bills are related to H.R. 2071.

Titles

H.R. 2071 goes by 8 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • Save Our Shrimpers Act — Display Title
  • Save Our Shrimpers Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • To require the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to oppose certain projects involving shrimp production. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Save Our Shrimpers Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To require the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to oppose certain projects involving shrimp production — Official Titles as Amended by House
  • Save Our Shrimpers Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Save Our Shrimpers Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions for the purposes of financing foreign shrimp farms, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 2071, the latest on Mar 17, 2026.

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2071 in 5 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Trade (domestic/foreign), Economics/Economic Development, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
SOUTHERN SHRIMP ALLIANCETrade association representing the U.S. shrimp industry.Florida13$90K
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PICARD KENTZ & ROWE LLP13$90K
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
LAUREN SCHWARZE113
NATHANIEL MAANDIG RICKARD113
AARON FRAZIER112
BRENNAN DUCKETT112
DANIEL ROEHL112
JORDAN HEILICZER112
LAURA ABSHIRE112
MATT WALKER112
SEAN KENNEDY112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$870K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$790K2nd Quarter - Report
SOUTHERN SHRIMP ALLIANCEPICARD KENTZ & ROWE LLP2026 second_quarter$45K2nd Quarter - Report
SOUTHERN SHRIMP ALLIANCEPICARD KENTZ & ROWE LLP2026 first_quarter$45K1st Quarter - Report
SOUTHERN SHRIMP ALLIANCEPICARD KENTZ & ROWE LLP2026 first_quarter—Registration

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2071 under Foreign Trade and International Finance, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2071’s is Foreign Trade and International Finance.

hr2071/policy-areas.txt
Foreign Trade and International FinanceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2071 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Agricultural trade to Seafood.

hr2071/subjects.txt
Agricultural tradeCongressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsInternational monetary system and foreign exchangeSeafood

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2071, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NEHLS:H.R. 2071.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1152]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com