To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions for the purposes of financing foreign shrimp farms, and for other purposes.
I will support legislation to prohibit federal funds from being used by international financial institutions to finance foreign shrimp farms.
Occurrences
Evidence
Higgins said the House passed H.R. 2071, the Save Our Shrimpers Act, and that the bill "directs the United States to oppose taxpayer-funded projects that bankroll foreign shrimp farming and processing."
Congress.gov bill text lists H.R. 2071 as a bill to prohibit federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions to finance foreign shrimp farms. The introduction line lists Mr. Higgins of Louisiana among the members for whom Rep. Nehls introduced the bill.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] as an original cosponsor of H.R. 2071, with date cosponsored 03/11/2025.
The Congress.gov summary says the bill prohibits federal funds from being made available to international financial institutions for financing activities related to foreign shrimp farms, and requires Treasury to condition federal funds so they are not used for shrimp farming, processing, or export activity in a foreign country.
Higgins' office said the House passed H.R. 2071, the Save Our Shrimpers Act; that Higgins introduced the bill in March 2025 alongside Rep. Troy Nehls; and that it directs the United States to oppose taxpayer-funded foreign shrimp farming and processing projects.
Assessments
The promise was to support legislation prohibiting federal funds from being used by international financial institutions to finance foreign shrimp farms. H.R. 2071 directly matches that policy, and Higgins was an original cosponsor/material supporter in the 119th Congress. The bill passed the House during the same term, which is sufficient for a promise framed as supporting legislation, even though the evidence does not show final enactment into law.
The promise was to support legislation on this issue, not necessarily to secure final enactment into law. Evidence shows Higgins backed and materially advanced H.R. 2071, the Save Our Shrimpers Act, and the House passed it on May 13, 2026. That bill matches the promise by directing the United States to oppose taxpayer-backed international financing for foreign shrimp farming and processing. Because the promised action was legislative support and Higgins delivered that support while in office during the relevant term, this counts as delivered in the same term.