SHRIMP Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9154 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9154

   To direct the Secretary of Commerce to develop a methodology for
    identifying country of origin of shrimp, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2026

Ms. Mace (for herself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, and
  Mr. Ezell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
  Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on
    Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

   To direct the Secretary of Commerce to develop a methodology for
    identifying country of origin of shrimp, 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 ``Shrimp Honesty and Responsibility in
Import Monitoring Protocols Act of 2026'' or the ``SHRIMP Act of
2026''.

SEC. 2. METHODOLOGY FOR IDENTIFYING COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF SHRIMP.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Commandant
of the Coast Guard, shall develop a methodology for identifying country
of origin of shrimp to--
            (1) support Federal and State law enforcement agencies in
        combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing;
            (2) improve--
                    (A) food safety; and
                    (B) the traceability of shrimp in the food supply;
                and
            (3) facilitate--
                    (A) screening of shrimp at ports of entry;
                    (B) import monitoring; and
                    (C) enforcement of--
                            (i) trade restrictions; and
                            (ii) customs duties.
    (b) Requirements.--The methodology developed under subsection (a)
shall--
            (1) include the use of chemical analysis;
            (2) be responsive to the needs of Federal and State law
        enforcement agencies in combating illegal, unreported, and
        unregulated fishing;
            (3) minimize the time necessary to obtain results of tests
        conducted using such methodology;
            (4) be capable of being made available in the form of a
        field kit that can be easily carried by 1 individual; and
            (5) be usable for the testing of--
                    (A) raw shrimp;
                    (B) cooked shrimp; and
                    (C) prepared food containing shrimp.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
Transportation and Infrastructure and Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report that includes the following:
            (1) A summary of the methodology developed under subsection
        (a).
            (2) A plan for operationalizing the methodology developed
        under subsection (a).
            (3) For any aspect of the methodology developed under
        subsection (a) that the Secretary determines cannot be easily
        operationalized, an explanation of--
                    (A) why such aspect cannot be easily
                operationalized;
                    (B) whether additional research would yield an
                alternative to such aspect that could be easily
                operationalized; and
                    (C) if such aspect is related to the use of
                chemical analysis required under subsection (b)(1),
                whether a methodology based on a technique other than
                chemical analysis could be more easily operationalized.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce,
        acting through--
                    (A) the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
                Atmosphere in the Under Secretary's capacity as
                Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                Administration; and
                    (B) the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards
                and Technology in the Under Secretary's capacity as
                Director of the National Institute of Standards and
                Technology.
            (2) The term ``shrimp'' means any member of a species of
        the suborder Dendrobranchiata or the infraorder Caridea that
        is--
                    (A) harvested in the United States for human
                consumption;
                    (B) cultivated in the United States for human
                consumption; or
                    (C) imported to the United States for human
                consumption.
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