American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses. The main policy domain is Agriculture, Finance, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026.
- Section idd0b9c2e8057c4d558d8898fe9811d468: 2. Department of Agriculture loans and grants for fishing and mariculture businesses Section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7...
- Section id77ed42fe86c74a1980140c965b5b0940: 3. Extension of credit to businesses providing services to producers or harvesters of aquatic products Section 1.9 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C....
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Finance, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, …
Introduced in Senate
Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. King, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Merkley, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
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