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HR 1807 115th Congress House Environmental Protection Aquatic ecology Arkansas Crimes against animals and natural resources Louisiana Texas Trade restrictions Water use and supply Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017

Introduced: March 30, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 25, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-278, Part I.
Aug 25, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
Aug 25, 2017
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Apr 27, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 27, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 17.
Apr 27, 2017
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Apr 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Apr 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 30, 2017
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.
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Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to exempt certain water transfers between public water supplies located on, along, or across the boundaries of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from prohibitions on illegal trade of plants and wildlife. Specifically, the prohibitions do not apply to covered water transfers containing a prohibited species if: (1) the species are present in both public water supplies before the transfer and the water is transferred directly between them; or (2) the water is transferred in a closed conveyance system (a closed system that collects, contains, and transports the flow of water, such as pipe systems) and sent directly to treatment facilities where the species will be destroyed.

What's happening now August 25, 2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 789 Identical bill Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 6
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Mar 30, 2017
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Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Mar 30, 2017
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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Mar 30, 2017
JOHNSON, SAM
· Mar 30, 2017
Ratcliffe, John
· Mar 30, 2017
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 30, 2017
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Mar 30, 2017
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Mar 30, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1807: Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1807/
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"H.R. 1807: Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1807/.
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H.R. 1807, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1807/.
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