# 119-hr-2776: Imported Seafood Quality Enforcement Act

119-hr-2776, Imported Seafood Quality Enforcement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2776
- Congress: 119
- Title: Imported Seafood Quality Enforcement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Creates a mandatory, risk-based U.S. safety regime that requires exporting countries to prove their seafood programs are equivalent to U.S. standards.** It would add a new imported-seafood section that pairs annual foreign-facility inspections with domestic testing and strict enforcement for noncompliance.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- States help inspect imported seafood: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary could set up a program for States to inspect, test, and certify imported seafood. State officials would get federal training and be certified as federal agents. States could get grants if they apply and follow federal safety and training rules.
- Big fines for false seafood tests: cost, high. If enacted, people who knowingly lie about tests or misbrand imported seafood could face civil fines. Each violation could cost up to $250,000. After two convictions in three years, total fines for these violations would be capped at $1,100,000.
- Fees on exporters to fund inspections: cost, low. If enacted, the Secretary could charge exporters fees to fund seafood inspection services. The money would go to the Treasury and be available to pay for inspectors and equipment. Exporters could pass these costs on to buyers.
- Tougher safety checks on imported seafood: mixed, high. If enacted, the Secretary would test at least 20% of imported seafood each year and inspect foreign facilities at least once a year. The first 15 shipments from any exporter would be tested; after a failure, testing would continue until 15 in a row pass. If an exporter has more than 3 failures in a…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-3061: BRIDGE Production Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2776 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2776)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5484)
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-3061: BRIDGE Production Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3061)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2776 (as of 2025-12-21).