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%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

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

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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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.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): 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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GovInfo lists S. 4863 as introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz with Sens. Warnock, Cassidy, and Kennedy, read twice, and referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, with the last action dated June 23, 2026.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill record still shows only introduction and referral for Cruz's Senate bill, with no Senate passage, enactment, or implementation of the restriction on international financial institution funding. No concrete newer action was found in the September 10-12, 2026 lookback window.

never same_term A for effort

S. 4863 (IS) - Save Our Shrimpers Act - GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Cruz's Senate office announced that Cruz, Warnock, Kennedy, and Cassidy introduced the Save Our Shrimpers Act to prevent international financial institution funds from supporting foreign shrimp farming, processing, or export projects.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The release confirms serious concrete action by Cruz to advance the commitment, but it is evidence of introduction and advocacy only, not passage into law or agency implementation.

partial same_term A for effort

Sens. Cruz, Warnock, Kennedy, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect American Shrimpers
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

Cruz materially advanced the promise during his current Senate term by sponsoring S.4863, the Save Our Shrimpers Act, on June 23, 2026, with bipartisan cosponsors. However, the official status remains introduction and referral to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, with no Senate passage, enactment, or implemented restriction preventing international financial institution funds from supporting foreign shrimp projects. Because this was a serious legislative attempt that has not delivered the promised policy outcome, it is best scored as never with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): 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.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%