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- H.R.961
H.R.961: Ban Aquaculture in the Great Lakes Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 7, 2017
- Latest Major Action Feb. 24, 2017
Bill Sponsor
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Feb. 7, 2017
Bill Summary
Ban Aquaculture in the Great Lakes Act This bill prohibits persons from engaging in aquaculture in the Great Lakes, to the extent that the lakes and waters, including connecting waters, are within U.S. jurisdiction. The prohibition does not apply to fish hatcheries operated by a federal or state agency. The Department of the Interior must administer the prohibition.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Feb. 24, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
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| Feb. 23, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
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| Feb. 7, 2017 |
Referred to House Agriculture
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| Feb. 7, 2017 |
Referred to House Natural Resources
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| Feb. 7, 2017 |
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| Feb. 7, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) |