U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10342: American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 10, 2026
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility of Department of Agriculture loans and grants for fishing and mariculture businesses, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility of Department of Agriculture loans and grants for fishing and mariculture businesses, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 10, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility of Department of Agriculture loans and grants for fishing and mariculture businesses, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Department of Agriculture loans and grants for fishing and mariculture businesses (a) Definitions of farmer and farming Section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1991(a) ) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking farming. and inserting farming, commercial fishing, or fish processing. ; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking farming. and inserting farming, commercial fishing, and fish processing. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (14) Commercial fishing The term commercial fishing means fishing (as defined in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1802 )) in which the fish harvested, either in whole or in part, are intended to enter commerce or enter commerce through sale, barter, or trade. (15) Commercial fishing vessel The term commercial fishing vessel means a fishing vessel and a fish processing vessel (as those terms are defined in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code). (16) Fish The term fish has the meaning given the term in …
Sponsors
- Seth Magaziner (D, HD-002) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Common questions
- What is HB10342?
- HB10342 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026.
- What does HB10342 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to expand eligibility of Department of Agriculture loans and grants for fishing and mariculture businesses, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10342?
- In committee as of September 10, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. (September 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10342?
- Seth Magaziner (D, HD-002).
- Where is the official record for HB10342?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10342
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