No Chinese Seafood in Congress Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5479 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5479

     To prohibit Chinese seafood products in congressional dining 
                  facilities, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 23, 2026

 Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                                 A BILL

 
     To prohibit Chinese seafood products in congressional dining 
                  facilities, 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 ``No Chinese Seafood in Congress Act'' 
or the ``No Communist Seafood in Congress Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF CHINESE SEAFOOD PRODUCTS IN CONGRESSIONAL DINING 
              FACILITIES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered chinese seafood product.--The term ``covered 
        Chinese seafood product'' means a seafood product intended for 
        human consumption that--
                    (A) is fished, harvested, raised, produced, or 
                processed, in whole or in part, in the People's 
                Republic of China; or
                    (B) is harvested or processed by a vessel--
                            (i) owned or operated by a national of, or 
                        an entity organized under the laws of, the 
                        People's Republic of China; or
                            (ii) registered or flagged under the laws 
                        of the People's Republic of China.
            (2) Congressional dining facility.--The term 
        ``congressional dining facility'' means any cafeteria, 
        restaurant, eatery, other dining establishment, or food service 
        facility located in any of the Capitol Buildings, as defined in 
        section 5101 of title 40, United States Code, or on the United 
        States Capitol Grounds, as described in section 5102 of such 
        title.
            (3) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means the 
        following:
                    (A) The Committee on House Administration of the 
                House of Representatives.
                    (B) The Committee on Rules and Administration of 
                the Senate.
                    (C) The Office of the Architect of the Capitol.
                    (D) The Library of Congress.
                    (E) Any other entity with jurisdiction, authority, 
                supervision, or oversight with respect to a 
                congressional dining facility.
            (4) People's republic of china.--The term ``People's 
        Republic of China'' includes the Hong Kong Special 
        Administrative Region and the Macau Special Administrative 
        Region and does not include Taiwan.
            (5) Seafood product.--The term ``seafood product'' includes 
        the following:
                    (A) Fish, shellfish, processed fish, shellfish 
                products, and all other forms of marine or aquatic 
                animal life.
                    (B) Any food with respect to which a fish, 
                shellfish, or another form of marine or aquatic animal 
                life is a characterizing ingredient.
    (b) Prohibition.--No covered Chinese seafood product may be 
procured for, served in, or sold in a congressional dining facility.
    (c) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, each covered entity shall prescribe regulations 
to carry out this section with respect to a congressional dining 
facility under the jurisdiction, authority, supervision, or oversight 
of the covered entity.
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