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HR 4547 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural marketing and promotion Food supply, safety, and labeling Seafood

Laws Ensuring Safe Shrimp Act

Introduced: July 25, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Jul 14, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 11, 2023
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.
Jul 11, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Laws Ensuring Safe Shrimp Act or the LESS Act

This bill establishes the Inspection and Consumption of Shrimp and Shrimp Products Fund.

The fund consists of duties that are collected on shrimp and shrimp products that are imported into the United States. The fund must be used to support (1) the ability of the Food and Drug Administration to inspect imported shrimp and shrimp products in accordance with certain health and safety standards, including with respect to antibiotic contaminations and fair labor standards; and (2) the Department of Agriculture in encouraging the domestic consumption of shrimp.

What's happening now August 24, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 5 Republican 7
D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 29, 2024
Peltola, Mary
· Mar 29, 2024
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jan 30, 2024
 D
Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Dec 13, 2023
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Nov 17, 2023
 R
Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Oct 11, 2023
 R
Letlow, Julia
Louisiana · Sep 13, 2023
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Sep 8, 2023
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Aug 29, 2023
 R
Ezell, Mike
Mississippi · Aug 11, 2023
Carl, Jerry
· Jul 25, 2023
 R
Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Jul 17, 2023
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jul 13, 2023
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 11, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4547: Laws Ensuring Safe Shrimp Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4547/
MLA
"H.R. 4547: Laws Ensuring Safe Shrimp Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4547/.
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H.R. 4547, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4547/.
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