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National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2003

Introduced: March 5, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 5, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
Mar 5, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2003 - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to establish aquatic invasive species prevention requirements for all vessels operating in U.S. waters. Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to promulgate regulations for ballast water management standards and certification procedures.

Directs the Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force to establish a priority pathway management program that identifies those pathways that pose the highest risk for the introduction of aquatic invasive species unless further managed.

Prohibits the importation of live aquatic organisms not in trade without specified screening and approval.

Requires the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, with the concurrence of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to construct and maintain a national dispersal barrier program to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species in U.S. waterways.

Provides for expansion of the Brown Tree Snake Control Program and Aquatic Nuisance Species Program information, education, and outreach activities. Requires the Task Force to establish a national subcommittee on nutria for its control.

Requires the Invasive Species Council to coordinate with the Task Force to combat aquatic invasive species. Requires the Task Force to recommend to appropriate Federal agencies additions to the list of aquatic invasive species.

Requires the Task Force, the Council, and the Secretary of State to coordinate activities to ensure that international efforts to prevent and manage aquatic invasive species are coordinated with U.S. policies.

What's happening now March 17, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1081 Related bill Aquatic Invasive Species Research Act
  • S 525 Related bill National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 17 Republican 1
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 6, 2004
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 1, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 1, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 1, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 3, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 13, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 13, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 5, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 5, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 5, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 5, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 5, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 5, 2003
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 5, 2003
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 5, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1080: National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1080/
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"H.R. 1080: National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1080/.
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H.R. 1080, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1080/.
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