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HR 4032 113th Congress House Water Resources Development Aquatic ecology Texas Water use and supply Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014

Introduced: February 11, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2014
Became Public Law No: 113-117.
Jun 9, 2014
Signed by President.
May 30, 2014
Presented to President.
May 23, 2014
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 22, 2014
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3308)
May 22, 2014
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3308)
May 22, 2014
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 29, 2014
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Apr 28, 2014
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3216)
Apr 28, 2014
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3216)
Apr 28, 2014
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4032.
Apr 28, 2014
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3216-3217)
Apr 28, 2014
Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 10, 2014
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 304.
Apr 10, 2014
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Apr 10, 2014
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-413, Part I.
Apr 8, 2014
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Discharged.
Mar 13, 2014
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 13, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 13, 2014
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
Feb 27, 2014
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 19, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Feb 12, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 11, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Feb 11, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on April 28, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014 - Exempts certain water transfers by the North Texas Municipal Water District and the Greater Texoma Utility Authority from prohibitions on the transfer of invasive species across state borders proscribed under the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 and related criminal code provisions if: (1) only closed systems from Lake Texoma are used in the transfer, and (2) invasive species are eliminated or removed at treatment facilities.

What's happening now June 9, 2014

Became Public Law No: 113-117.

 Bill text 6 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
JOHNSON, SAM
· Feb 11, 2014
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 11, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4032: North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4032/
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"H.R. 4032: North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4032/.
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H.R. 4032, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4032/.
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