S. 4863

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4863 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4863

To require the United States Executive Directors at the international 
financial institutions to oppose certain projects involving shrimp 
production, and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 23, 2026

Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Kennedy) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Relations

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A BILL

To require the United States Executive Directors at the international 
financial institutions to oppose certain projects involving shrimp 
production, 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 ``Save Our Shrimpers Act''.

SEC. 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 (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(2))) 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 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 the enactment of 
this Act.
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