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HR 1823 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Aquatic ecology Pest management Smuggling and trafficking Trade restrictions

PLAQ Act of 2013

Introduced: June 6, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 30, 2013
Introduced in House
Apr 30, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Lakes Against Quaggas Act of 2013 or the PLAQ Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the importation or shipment of the species of mussels of the genus Dreissena (thus covering quagga mussels). (Currently, the prohibition applies to only the zebra mussel of the species Dreissena polymorpha.)

What's happening now June 14, 2013

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2530 Related bill PLAQ Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 7 Republican 3
D
Garamendi, John
California · Nov 13, 2013
Tipton, Scott
· Aug 1, 2013
WALDEN, GREG
· Jun 18, 2013
Pearce, Stevan
· Jun 12, 2013
Reichert, David
· Jun 12, 2013
Heck, Denny
· Jun 6, 2013
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jun 4, 2013
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 23, 2013
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 23, 2013
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 22, 2013
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 21, 2013
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 21, 2013
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · May 17, 2013
MATHESON, JIM
· May 17, 2013
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 9, 2013
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Apr 30, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1823: PLAQ Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1823/
MLA
"H.R. 1823: PLAQ Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1823/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1823, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1823/.
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[H.R. 1823: PLAQ Act of 2013](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1823/)
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