Advance the Save Our Shrimpers Act to prevent U.S.-backed international financial institution funds from supporting foreign shrimp farming, processing, or export projects and protect American shrimpers.

Ted Cruz · Texas · Republican

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 86%

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This bipartisan effort will protect the jobs, families, and coastal communities that depend on this Texas industry. I’m proud to lead it, and call on my colleagues to advance it expeditiously.

Cruz said he is leading bipartisan legislation and urged the Senate to advance it quickly, presenting it as a measure to protect Texas shrimpers and coastal communities from foreign shrimp operations supported by taxpayer-backed international financial institutions.

Sens. Cruz, Warnock, Kennedy, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect American Shrimpers
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Evidence

Cruz's official press-release index lists: Sens. Cruz, Warnock, Kennedy, Cassidy introduced the Save Our Shrimpers Act; the description says it prevents international financial institution funds from supporting foreign shrimp farming, processing, or export projects.

Within the June 9-July 8, 2026 lookback window, Cruz announced introduction of the Save Our Shrimpers Act with bipartisan Senate cosponsors. This is concrete advancement, but not proof of enactment or final implementation.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Senator Ted Cruz
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Cruz's official legislation page lists S.4863 as sponsored by Cruz and describes it as a bill requiring U.S. Executive Directors at international financial institutions to oppose certain shrimp-production projects.

The official legislation listing confirms Cruz sponsored S.4863 on June 23, 2026. The record supports bill introduction/sponsorship but does not show passage, enactment, or agency implementation.

partial same_term A for effort

Legislation | Senator Ted Cruz
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Cruz materially advanced the promise in the same federal Senate term by sponsoring S.4863 and announcing the bipartisan Save Our Shrimpers Act in June 2026. However, the available record shows introduction/sponsorship only, with no evidence that the bill passed, was enacted, or that the promised restrictions on international financial institution funding were implemented. Under the rubric, this is a serious legislative effort that has not delivered the promised policy outcome.

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