# 119-hr-512: Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act

119-hr-512, Imported Seafood Safety Standards 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 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-512
- Congress: 119
- Title: Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a new Treasury‑administered fund financed by shrimp import duties to pay for expanded seafood safety checks and programs that promote U.S. shrimp consumption.** This would set up a dedicated revenue stream aimed at both detecting contaminated or forced‑labour‑linked shrimp and boosting domestic demand. - Families and consumers would see more targeted FDA inspections, sampling, and testing focused on shrimp at high risk of unapproved antibiotic residues. - Importers, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and other agencies would get funding for importer inspections, training, capacity building, data analytics, and coordinated checks for forced labor and illegal sourcing. - U.S. shrimp producers and markets would benefit from USDA use of funds to encourage domestic consumption and to purchase shrimp as a supplement to existing section 32 buying programs.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fund for shrimp safety and U.S. purchases: benefit, low. If enacted, this would create a Treasury fund starting in fiscal year 2026. Each year, 70% of U.S. duties on covered shrimp imports would go into the fund. Half (50%) would support FDA work to test high‑risk shrimp for unapproved antibiotics, inspect importers, build data tools, and coordinate to b…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-512 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/512)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-5484: National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5484)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-8206: Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-512 (as of 2026-04-21).