July 23, 2026 — The U.S. House has passed the Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act (H.R. 2715), kicking it up to the Senate.
The bill was advanced out of a subcommittee in May, passing with a 43-0 vote in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. On 20 July, the bill passed quickly in the U.S. House of Representatives after roughly 40 minutes of debate.
May 27, 2026 — A U.S. House of Representatives committee has advanced the Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act, legislation that would enable the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to destroy imported goods that have been refused entry due to contamination.
“I am proud to champion bills like the Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act, which was passed yesterday in [the House Committee on Energy and Commerce] to create a fair playing field for our fishermen and domestic shrimp industry,” U.S. Representative Troy Carter (D-Louisiana), who sponsored the bill, said in a social media statement.