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Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act

Introduced: July 10, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 10, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 10, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act - Amends the Lacey Act to add the bighead carp of the species Hypophthalmichthys nobilis to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being shipped or imported into the United States.

What's happening now August 19, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 48 Related bill Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act
  • S 1421 Identical bill Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 16, 2009
Bean, Melissa
· Jul 16, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 14, 2009
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 14, 2009
Halvorson, Deborah
· Jul 14, 2009
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 13, 2009
Hare, Phil
· Jul 13, 2009
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 13, 2009
BONO MACK, MARY
· Jul 10, 2009
Lee, Christopher
· Jul 10, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3173: Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3173/
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"H.R. 3173: Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3173/.
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H.R. 3173, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3173/.
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