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Pfiesteria Research Act of 1997

Introduced: September 26, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 15, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Oct 9, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Oct 6, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Oct 1, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation and Research.
Oct 1, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Sep 26, 1997
Referred to House Agriculture
Sep 26, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Sep 26, 1997
Referred to House Resources
Sep 26, 1997
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Sep 26, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Resources, Commerce, and 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.
Sep 26, 1997
Referred to House Science
Sep 26, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pfiesteria Research Act of 1997 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Commerce (acting through the Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the Directors of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), and the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish a research program for the eradication or control of Pfiesteria piscicida and other aquatic toxins; and (2) make grants to specified colleges, universities, and other entities in affected States for carrying out such research.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now October 15, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 10
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 26, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2565: Pfiesteria Research Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2565/
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"H.R. 2565: Pfiesteria Research Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2565/.
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H.R. 2565, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2565/.
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