# 119-s-667: Safer Shrimp Imports Act

119-s-667, Safer Shrimp Imports Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-667
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safer Shrimp Imports Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Agriculture and Food
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Block shrimp imports from countries that do not have food-inspection systems equivalent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration**. This bill would require the FDA to seek inspection agreements with any country that exports shrimp to the United States and would let the agency deem shrimp from noncompliant countries adulterated and refuse entry.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stricter safety rules for shrimp imports: benefit, high. If enacted, FDA would have 180 days to seek inspection agreements with every country that exports shrimp to the U.S. Starting one year after enactment, shrimp from countries without an agreement or an equivalent inspection system would be refused entry. Shrimp made, processed, packed, or held in no…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-2465: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4842: American Food Supply Chain Resiliency Act
- 119-s-1874: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-667 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/667)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-2465: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriati…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2465)
- [119-s-688: Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-688)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4842: American Food Supply Chain Resiliency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4842)
- [119-s-1874: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1874)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-667 (as of 2025-12-21).