HR 6385
112th Congress
House
Water Resources Development
Aquatic ecology
Congressional oversight
Fishes
Lakes and rivers
Mississippi River
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act
Introduced: September 12, 2012
Introduced by:
McCollum, Betty
Democratic
· Minnesota
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 14, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Sep 12, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 12, 2012
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act - Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service (NPS), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries by providing high-level technical assistance, coordination, best practices, and support to state and local government strategies, to slow, and eventually eliminate, the threat posed by such carp.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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