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HR 961 115th Congress House

Ban Aquaculture in the Great Lakes Act

Official title: To prohibit aquaculture in the Great Lakes.

Introduced: February 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection AquacultureAquatic ecologyGreat LakesLakes and rivers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Feb 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Feb 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 24, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ban Aquaculture in the Great Lakes Act

This bill prohibits persons from engaging in aquaculture in the Great Lakes, to the extent that the lakes and waters, including connecting waters, are within U.S. jurisdiction. The prohibition does not apply to fish hatcheries operated by a federal or state agency.

The Department of the Interior must administer the prohibition.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 961: Ban Aquaculture in the Great Lakes Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-961/
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"H.R. 961: Ban Aquaculture in the Great Lakes Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-961/.
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H.R. 961, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-961/.
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