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HR 4787 114th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Aquatic ecology Atlantic Ocean Education programs funding Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fishes Gulf of Mexico Higher education Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Research administration and funding

FILET Act of 2016

Introduced: March 17, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Mar 17, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 17, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2016 or the FILET Act of 2016

This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award competitive grants for colleges and universities to research lionfish and their impact on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico ecosystems.

An educational institution must satisfy specific requirements to be eligible for a grant. Grants awarded must be used to develop innovative technologies that can detect, monitor, and help mitigate the spread of lionfish in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

What's happening now March 23, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5771 Related bill Conserving Our Reefs and Livelihoods Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Apr 13, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4787: FILET Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4787/
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"H.R. 4787: FILET Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4787/.
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H.R. 4787, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4787/.
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