S 3119 115th Congress Senate Animals Endangered and threatened species Fishes Idaho Indian lands and resources rights Lakes and rivers Licensing and registrations Mammals Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oregon Pacific Ocean Washington State Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act

Introduced: June 21, 2018 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 20 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 18, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-329.

Dec 18, 2018

Signed by President.

Dec 13, 2018

Presented to President.

Dec 11, 2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 11, 2018

On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10085-10086)

Dec 11, 2018

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H10085-10086)

Dec 11, 2018

Considered by unanimous consent. (considered: CR H10085-10086)

Dec 11, 2018

Mr. Lamborn asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.

Dec 10, 2018

Held at the desk.

Dec 10, 2018

Received in the House.

Dec 10, 2018

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 6, 2018

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 6, 2018

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 6, 2018

The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (CR S7369)

Dec 6, 2018

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7368-7370)

Nov 29, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 702.

Nov 29, 2018

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-400.

Aug 1, 2018

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Jun 21, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Jun 21, 2018

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 4,069	Risch, James E.	In the nature of a substitute.	Agreed to	Dec 6, 2018

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Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act

(Sec. 3) This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to issue permits allowing Washington, Oregon, Idaho, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation to kill sea lions in a portion of the Columbia River and certain tributaries in order to protect certain fish from sea lion predation. Specifically, the permits may be issued to protect (1) endangered or threatened species of salmon, steelhead, or eulachon; and (2) species of lamprey or sturgeon that are listed as a species of concern.

Permits may be issued to kill sea lions only if the sea lions are part of a population that is not categorized as depleted or strategic.

The cumulative annual taking of sea lions each year under all such permits is limited to 10% of the annual potential biological removal level (the maximum number of animals that may be removed from a marine mammal stock while allowing that stock to reach or maintain its optimum sustainable population). In addition, the takings must be humane.

NOAA must suspend the issuance of the permits if, after five years, lethal removal authority is no longer necessary to protect fish from sea lion predation.

(Sec. 5) The Department of Commerce must study the effectiveness of the permits on the recovery of endangered and threatened salmon and steelhead stocks.

What's happening now December 18, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-329.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 5

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Dec 5, 2018

Murray, Patty

Washington · Dec 5, 2018

Washington · Jun 21, 2018

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