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S 1717 112th Congress Senate

Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act

Official title: A bill to prevent the escapement of genetically altered salmon in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 1, 2011 See on congress.gov
Commerce FishesGeneticsMarine and coastal resources, fisheries
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Oct 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Oct 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 17, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act - Prohibits a person from: (1) shipping, transporting, offering for sale, selling, or purchasing genetically altered salmon or other marine fish, or products containing such fish, in interstate or foreign commerce; or (2) having custody, control, or possession of, with the intent to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase such fish or fish products, in interstate or foreign commerce.

Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to enforce penalties for violations of this Act under specified provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Nov 1, 2011
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Oct 17, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1717: Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1717/
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"S. 1717: Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1717/.
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S. 1717, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1717/.
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