No Chinese Seafood in Congress Act
Bars seafood products with specified connections to China from congressional dining facilities and requires oversight entities to issue rules.
In the Senate Rules and Administration Committee since Sept. 23, 2026, 12 days after it was introduced. Most bills never leave committee.
- INTRODUCEDINTROSEP 23, 2026
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What the bill would do, and why it matters
The issue is whether seafood with certain connections to China should be allowed in congressional dining facilities. The bill would bar those facilities from buying, serving, or selling the covered products. It would also require the entities overseeing the facilities to issue rules for enforcing the restriction.
- INTRODUCED ONLY This bill has been introduced and possibly referred to a committee, but it has not passed any vote. Most introduced bills never become law — they die in committee without a hearing.
- DATA NOTE No Congressional Research Service summary was available.
- Bars covered Chinese seafood
Covered Chinese seafood could not be procured for, served in, or sold in a congressional dining facility. The definition covers seafood caught, raised, produced, or processed in China, seafood harvested or processed by certain China-owned or China-registered vessels, and foods in which seafood is a characterizing ingredient.
- Requires facility rules
Each covered entity would have to issue regulations for the dining facilities under its jurisdiction, authority, supervision, or oversight within 180 days after enactment.
- Defines covered locations and entities
The restriction would apply to dining facilities in Capitol buildings or on Capitol Grounds. Covered entities include the House Committee on House Administration, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the Architect of the Capitol, the Library of Congress, and other entities with oversight of a covered facility.
The bill would make the origin and certain vessel connections of seafood relevant to what can be bought, served, or sold in congressional dining facilities. Its text does not state a specific problem or explain why it targets these products.
Written from the bill text.
The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedSEP 23, 2026SENATESEP 23, 2026By Sen. SullivanReferred to Rules and Administration
- SAME DAYNOWSenate committeeSEP 23, 2026RULES & ADMINISTRATION NOWSEP 23, 2026In committee for 12 daysNo hearing yet
- 12 DAYS SO FARPassed the Senate—SENATE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- House committee—HOUSE—
- Passed the House—HOUSE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Resolve differencesONLY IF NEEDEDBOTH CHAMBERSONLY IF NEEDEDSkipped if the other chamber passes the same text
- Signed into law—PRESIDENT—10 days to sign or veto
- SEP 232026SEP 23, 2026REFERREDRead twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- SEP 232026SEP 23, 2026INTRODUCEDSENATEIntroduced in Senate
At day 12, this bill is already older than 3% of the laws passed this Congress were when they were signed.
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