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HR 512 · in committee · significant

Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act

What this bill does

  • The bill creates a fund from tariffs on imported shrimp to pay for food safety inspections.
  • It affects importers of shrimp, the FDA, USDA, and consumers buying shrimp products.
  • Collected duties fund FDA inspections for health/safety standards and USDA domestic shrimp promotion.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How would tariffs on imported shrimp affect prices for consumers who buy shrimp at grocery stores or restaurants?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the claim that increased FDA inspections funded by tariff revenue would meaningfully improve shrimp safety compared to current practices?

  3. 03

    Should domestic shrimp producers receive promotion funding from tariffs on foreign competitors, and how does this balance consumer costs against industry support?

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Sponsor · R-LA-3

Clay Higgins

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Introduced 2025-01-16

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-16 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

  2. 2025-01-16 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

  3. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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