# 119-hr-5471: Advancing Quality U.S. Aquaculture Act

119-hr-5471, Advancing Quality U.S. Aquaculture Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5471
- Congress: 119
- Title: Advancing Quality U.S. Aquaculture Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-05

## Summary

**Strengthen federal aquaculture planning and oversight.** This bill would refocus the National Aquaculture Act to require regular industry assessments, create a new external Aquaculture Advisory Committee, and add formal catalogs of capital and regulatory constraints to guide federal support and regulation.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Aquaculture Advisory Committee for Industry: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would require the Secretary to create a 14-member Aquaculture Advisory Committee within 180 days. Members would not be federal employees and would be appointed within 180 days of enactment. Initial terms would be staggered: five for 3 years, five for 2 years, and four for 1 ye…
- Aquaculture Program Authorization Extended to 2029: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would replace every statutory reference to the year "2023" with "2029" in the named section of the National Aquaculture Act. That change would extend existing program authorization dates and preserve the current authorities until 2029. The change would take effect upon enactme…
- Aquaculture reviews every 3 years: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary to do a continuing assessment of U.S. aquaculture at least once every 3 years. Periodic reviews across agencies would also happen not less than once every 3 years. The continuing assessment would include a catalog of new and existing capital constrai…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5471 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5471)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5471 (as of 2026-06-05).