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Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025

Senate

Combat foreign illegal seafood harvesting by strengthening federal restrictions and enforcement against unlawfully caught imported seafood

Latest action: Tue Mar 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Imported Seafood Quality Enforcement Act

House

Strengthens enforcement of imported seafood quality standards through federal oversight of seafood imports

Latest action: Wed Apr 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026

Senate

Establishes a seafood competitiveness framework to strengthen the American seafood industry in agricultural and food policy

Latest action: Thu Mar 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Buy American Seafood Act

House

Require the use of American seafood in covered purchasing or meal service settings under federal jurisdiction

Latest action: Thu Apr 16 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A bill to support nutrition, farmers, the seafood industry, agricultural research, wood energy and innovation, and indigenous self-determination, and for other purposes.

Senate

Support nutrition programs, farmers, the seafood industry, agricultural research, wood energy innovation, and Indigenous self-determination through agriculture policy measures

Latest action: Mon Jun 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Supporting Equity for Aquaculture and Seafood Act

House

Directs USDA to expand and equalize support for aquaculture and seafood producers through grants, research, insurance development, staff training, and reporting

Latest action: Tue Aug 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Save Our Seafood Act

Senate

Exempts fish processors from the annual cap on H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas

Latest action: Thu Apr 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act

House

Establishes a fund from imported shrimp duties to finance FDA inspections of imported shrimp for health, safety, antibiotic contamination, and fair labor standards, and to back USDA efforts to increase domestic shrimp consumption

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act

Senate

Strengthens enforcement against illegal red snapper and tuna fishing and trade

Latest action: Tue Jul 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A resolution designating September 25, 2025, as "National Lobster Day".

Senate

Designates September 25, 2025, as National Lobster Day to officially recognize the observance

Latest action: Tue Sep 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

SUSHI Act

House

Establishes the SUSHI Act as a named measure advanced in the House without describing a specific policy subject

Latest action: Wed Feb 11 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To require the United States Executive Directors at the international financial institutions to oppose certain projects involving shrimp production

House

Prohibit federal funds for international financial institutions from financing foreign shrimp farming and require annual oversight reporting on U.S. opposition to certain export financing

Latest action: Wed May 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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MAWS Act of 2026

House

Requires NOAA to create a Chesapeake Bay pilot program that buys invasive blue catfish and measures their population before purchases begin

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

FISH Act of 2025

House

Establishes the FISH Act of 2025 as a fisheries measure advancing through House committee consideration

Latest action: Tue Apr 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriates FY2026 funding for USDA, the Food and Drug Administration, rural development, nutrition assistance, and related agricultural agencies, while setting conditions on use of those funds

Latest action: Thu Jul 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Appropriates FY2026 funding for Interior, EPA, Indian Health Service, Forest Service, and related environmental and cultural agencies, while setting conditions on the use of those funds

Latest action: Thu Jul 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

House

Reauthorizes through FY2031 and modifies Department of Agriculture programs covering commodity support, conservation, nutrition assistance, crop insurance, and related farm and food security activities

Latest action: Tue May 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriate FY2026 funding for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, related agencies, and rules on fund use

Latest action: Thu Jul 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 programs and agencies in Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies, while setting conditions and restrictions on how appropriated money may be used

Latest action: Thu Sep 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 commerce, justice, science, energy and water, interior, and environmental programs while setting limits on how those appropriations may be used

Latest action: Fri Jan 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Senate

Set FY2026 defense policy and authorize military programs, construction, and Department of Energy national security activities, including force levels, procurement, and defense oversight

Latest action: Wed Nov 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Protecting Global Fisheries Act of 2026

Senate

Strengthens protections against illegal global fishing practices and seafood imports tied to fisheries violations

Latest action: Tue Feb 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)