H.R. 9154

[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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