S. 4805 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jun 17, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryLimits international funding for shrimp industry projects
This bill tells the U.S. Treasury Department to direct America's leaders at international financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to vote against giving money to projects that involve shrimp farming, shrimp processing, or shrimp exports in other countries. The Treasury Secretary can make exceptions if they think it's in America's national interest, but they have to tell Congress when they do. This requirement lasts for seven years.
How it affects you
If you work in or depend on the American shrimp industry, this could help protect your business from international competition funded by these large lending institutions. For most other people, the effects aren't direct, though the bill reflects a choice about how the U.S. uses its influence in global financial institutions.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jun 17, 2026)
Save Our Shrimpers Act
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to instruct U.S. leadership of international financial institutions (e.g., the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank) to oppose providing financial assistance for any project to support shrimp farming, shrimp processing, or the export of shrimp in a borrowing country.
Treasury may waive this requirement with respect to a project upon notifying Congress that the waiver is in the national interest of the United States.
The requirement expires seven years after the enactment of this bill.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
2nd SessionS. 4805
A BILL
Save Our Shrimpers Act
Sponsor: Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) · Introduced Jun 17, 2026 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 17, 2026: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.”