Buy American Seafood Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8337 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8337 To prohibit any procurement by the Federal Government of foreign seafood for covered food programs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 16, 2026 Ms. Letlow introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit any procurement by the Federal Government of foreign seafood for covered food programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Buy American Seafood Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF FOREIGN SEAFOOD. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of an agency may not procure seafood for any covered food program unless such seafood is-- (1) harvested-- (A) in the United States; and (B) by a United States-flagged fishing vessel; or (2) produced or processed in the United States through aquaculture or domestic seafood processing. SEC. 3. LIMITED WAIVER AUTHORITY. (a) In General.--The head of an agency may waive the prohibition described in section 2 if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the quantity of United States-produced seafood-- (1) is insufficient to meet the needs of the relevant covered food program; or (2) does not meet the applicable food safety or quality standards required under Federal law or the regulations of the relevan