Congress bans Chinese seafood from its own dining rooms.
H.R. 10176 — No PRC Seafood in Congress Act · Filed by Chris Smith (R-NJ) · Introduced Aug 27, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill stops Congress from buying seafood from China, Hong Kong, or Macau. It also stops serving or selling that seafood. Suppliers must prove where seafood comes from and keep records. The rule applies to all dining rooms in the Capitol building and grounds.
Who it affects
Capitol workers and visitors eat in congressional dining rooms. Seafood suppliers must prove where their products come from. The bill does not affect seafood sold in stores outside Congress.
One thing to notice
Congress bans Chinese seafood in its own dining rooms. It does not ban that seafood from stores where people shop.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 27, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 27, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on House Administration · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on House Administration”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- suppliers — companies that sell products to other businesses
- records — written proof of what happened or what was bought
- prove — show that something is true with facts or documents
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,061 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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