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HR 943 115th 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

Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2017

Introduced: February 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2017

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

The bill prescribes specific requirements for an entity 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 February 23, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · May 23, 2017
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Feb 14, 2017
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 13, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 943: Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-943/
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"H.R. 943: Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-943/.
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