Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8337
Buy American Seafood Act
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Introduced 2026-04-16Topic: agriculture food · economy jobs · social servicesSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would bar federal agencies from buying seafood for federal food programs unless the seafood was caught in the United States by a U.S.-flagged fishing vessel, or was farmed or processed in the United States. Covered programs include emergency food assistance, military food service, FEMA disaster food programs, and other federally funded food purchasing. An agency could waive the rule if the Secretary of Agriculture finds that U.S. seafood supply is not enough or does not meet food safety or quality standards, and each waiver would have to be published and reported to Congress within 30 days. The bill would also add seafood to the domestic-purchase rules for school lunch and breakfast programs, with a similar waiver process.
Sponsors
- Julia Letlow Republican sponsor
- 1 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. | refer |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. | refer |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. | refer |
| 2026-04-16 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. | refer |
| 2026-04-16 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-04-16 | Introduced in House | introduce |