Congress bans Chinese seafood from its own cafeterias.
S. 5479 — No Chinese Seafood in Congress Act · Filed by Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · Introduced Sep 23, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill stops Congress from buying Chinese seafood. It also stops Congress from serving or selling it. Congress has 180 days to write rules to enforce the ban.
Who it affects
This bill affects only Congress and its dining facilities. It does not change what seafood regular people can buy or eat.
One thing to notice
The bill applies only to Congress's own food. It does not affect seafood sold in stores or restaurants.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 23, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 23, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- dining facilities — Cafeterias, restaurants, and food services where Congress members eat.
- enforce — Make sure rules are followed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,402 characters) on Sep 30, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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