Signed by Governor Authored by AJ Louderback (R) View at Source
Caption: Urging the federal government to curb the mass importation of foreign shrimp into the United States. Initially Referred to House S/C on International Relations Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
HCR 76 urges the federal government to curb the mass importation of foreign shrimp to protect the Gulf Coast shrimping industry. The resolution highlights the economic significance of shrimping, which supports over 14,000 jobs in Texas and generates approximately $850 million annually. However, the industry faces a crisis due to a surge in cheap foreign shrimp imports, which doubled between 2013 and 2021 to 1.8 billion pounds. The resolution cites concerns about antidumping violations, the impact of inflation and high fuel prices on shrimpers, and the health risks associated with unregulated foreign shrimp, including contamination with bacteria, antibiotics, and drug residues. It calls for stronger enforcement of trade protections and stricter FDA inspections on imported seafood. The Texas Secretary of State is directed to send copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Joint authors: Leo Wilson (R); Lopez, J. (R) Sponsors: A. Hinojosa (R)
Feb 13, 2025
(H) Louderback signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 5, 2025
(H) Referred to the House S/C on International Relations, chaired by a Republican
Mar 24, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . . (H) Considered by s/c in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee (H) Left pending in subcommittee
Apr 23, 2025
(H) Leo Wilson signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Recalled from subcommittee (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 2, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
May 5, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
May 6, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
May 8, 2025
(H) Placed on Resolutions Calendar
May 19, 2025
(H) Laid before the House (H) Adopted (H) Record vote
RV#2979: Yea 133 (R 77, D 56) - Nay 8 (R 8, D 0) View Source
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May 20, 2025
(H) Lopez, J. signed onto the bill as Joint Author (S) Received from the House (S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, chaired by a Republican
May 22, 2025
(S) Posting rule suspended
May 23, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee (S) Reported favorably w/o amendments (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
May 28, 2025
(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar (S) Laid before the Senate (S) Read 2nd time (S) Adopted (S) Vote recorded in Journal
May 29, 2025
(H) Senate passage reported
May 30, 2025
(H) Reported enrolled
May 31, 2025
(H) Signed in the House
Jun 1, 2025
(S) Signed in the Senate (E) Sent to the Governor
(H) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
For
(Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H S/C on International Relations as Eric Kimball for self (with Port Arthur Area Shrimpers' Association) (Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H S/C on International Relations as Patricia Kimball for self (with Port Arthur Area Shrimpers' Association) (Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club
