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HR 3041 115th Congress House

Aquaculture Risk Reduction Act

Official title: To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to provide an exception for a de minimus amount of fish or wildlife included in interstate commercial shipments, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 23, 2017 Introduced by: Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection AquacultureTrade restrictionsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Jul 5, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 23, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 23, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 5, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Aquaculture Risk Reduction Act

This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to revise prohibitions on the trade of protected, invasive, or nonnative fish or wildlife across state lines. Specifically, the bill allows a de minimis amount of such fish or wildlife to be included in interstate commercial shipments from aquaculture operations, unless the inclusion was knowing or intentional.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
Abraham, Ralph
· Jun 23, 2017
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jun 23, 2017
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jun 23, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3041: Aquaculture Risk Reduction Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3041/
MLA
"H.R. 3041: Aquaculture Risk Reduction Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3041/.
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H.R. 3041, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3041/.
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[H.R. 3041: Aquaculture Risk Reduction Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3041/)
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