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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1