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S. 4974 · 119th Congress · pending

Making America's Food Safer Act

Held at the desk.

Latest official action 2026-10-05 · Unknown

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Congressional Research Service · 2026-07-28

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

The reports below name this bill and disclose an organization’s overall lobbying expenses or a firm’s client income for the period. They can cover many bills and issues. These amounts are not payments to the bill or its politicians.

SOUTHERN SHRIMP ALLIANCE

Registrant: PICARD KENTZ & ROWE LLP · 2026 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)

$45,000

Reported firm income from this client, all topics

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

S.3213/H.R.2715 - Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act, authorizes FDA to destroy regulated adulterated imports posing a significant public health concern, rather than allowing their re-export. S.3065 - LABEL Act, amends requirements for labeling of fish sold in certain retail establishments. S.667/H.R.3324 - Safer Shrimp Imports Act, requires FDA to assess whether foreign shrimp inspection systems are equivalent to U.S. standards and prohibits imports from non-equivalent countries. H.R.2776 - Imported Seafood Quality Enforcement Act, increased FDA requirements to monitor, inspect, and test foreign seafood facilities and imported seafood products. S.283 - Illegal Red Snapper and Tuna Enforcement Act, supports the development of methods to identify seafood species and country of origin for IUU fishing enforcement and provides related technical assistance. S.4974 - Making America's Food Safer Act, authorizes FDA to destroy regulated adulterated imports posing a significant public health concern, rather than allowing their re-export. H.R. 9154 - Shrimp Honesty and Responsibility in Import Monitoring Protocols(SHRIMP) Act of 2026, instructs the Commerce to develop a methodology for ide…

Lobbyists named: NATHANIEL MAANDIG RICKARD

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

2 of 2 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$15,000

Tommy Tuberville · Sponsor · $5,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$15,000

Tommy Tuberville · Sponsor · $5,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
LUMEXA IMAGING PAC$15,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $15,000

Official PAC record
TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$15,000

Tommy Tuberville · Sponsor · $5,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.$11,700

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $11,700

Official PAC record
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,500

Tommy Tuberville · Sponsor · $5,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $6,500

Official PAC record
DATAVANT PAC$10,500

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,500

Official PAC record
ALABAMA FIRST PAC$10,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC$10,000

Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC$10,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
DENALI LEADERSHIP PAC$10,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
ENVISION HEALTHCARE OPERATING, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
FREE STATE PAC$10,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
FREEDOM FUND$10,000

Tommy Tuberville · Sponsor · $5,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
HEALTHEQUITY, INC. PURPLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (HEALTHEQUITY PURPLE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE)$10,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$10,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
JOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Tommy Tuberville · Sponsor · $1,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $7,000

Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $2,000

Official PAC record
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$10,000

Tommy Tuberville · Sponsor · $5,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL ASSN. OF DENTAL PLANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
PAC FOR AMERICA$10,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
PSYCHOLOGY PAC OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.$10,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $0

Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
RESPONSIBILITY AND FREEDOM WORK PAC (RFWPAC)$10,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
SERCO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SERCO PAC)$10,000

Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
SUNRUN INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SUNRUN PAC)$10,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
THE HAWKEYE PAC$10,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
TOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PAC$10,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
SCITECH PAC$8,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $8,000

Official PAC record
ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC)$7,500

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000

Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$7,500

Tommy Tuberville · Sponsor · $2,500

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$7,500

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$7,500

Tommy Tuberville · Sponsor · $2,500

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC$7,500

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
TROUTMAN PEPPER LOCKE LLP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.$7,500

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000

Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BOEHRINGER PAC)$7,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,000

Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY CLAIMANTS' REPRESENTATIVES PAC (NOSSCR PAC)$7,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000

Tim Kaine · Cosponsor · $2,000

Official PAC record
NORTH CAROLINA FIRST$7,000

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $7,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC$6,500

Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $6,500

Official PAC record

The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.

What happened after enactment?

This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.