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HR 4754 105th Congress House

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 12-month study of the effects of double-crested cormorants on commercial and recreational fish species, and to require the Secretary to prepare a…

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 12-month study of the effects of double-crested cormorants on commercial and recreational fish species, an… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 12-month study of the effects of double-crested cormorants on commercial and recreational fish species, and to require the Secretary to prepare a long-term, comprehensive population management strategy for double-crested cormorants.

Introduced: October 8, 1998 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

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Mandates, regarding double-crested cormorants: (1) a study and report to specified congressional committees on current and projected effects on U.S. commercial and recreational fish species; and (2) a long-term, comprehensive U.S. population management strategy.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4754: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 12-month study of the effects of double-crested cormorants on commercial and recreational fish species, and to require the Secretary to prepare a long-term, comprehensive population management strategy for double-crested cormorants.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4754/
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"H.R. 4754: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 12-month study of the effects of double-crested cormorants on commercial and recreational fish species, and to require the Secretary to prepare a long-term, comprehensive population management strategy for double-crested cormorants.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4754/.
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H.R. 4754, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4754/.
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[H.R. 4754: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 12-month study of the effects of double-crested cormorants on commercial and recreational fish species, and to require the Secretary to prepare a long-term, comprehensive population management strategy for double-crested cormorants.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4754/)
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