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H.R. 2293Passed House
Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
Introduced: Mar 24, 2025
Latest action date: Dec 10, 2025
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Mar 24, 2025
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What this bill does
Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue the depredation order for double-crested cormorants at aquaculture facilities in certain states. (The previous order was vacated in 2016 by court order.)
Depredation orders allow for the taking (i.e., capturing, killing, dispersing, or transport of the carcass) of a specified species without a permit, generally to reduce damage caused by the species or to protect interests like health or property. Reissuing this order authorizes landowners, operators, tenants, and employees of entities engaged in aquaculture to take double-crested cormorants that are causing or threatening harm at aquaculture facilities and state and federal fish hatcheries.
Interior must reissue the depredation order with updates, including an expansion of (1) the number of states covered by the order, and (2) the entities to whom the order applies (i.e., private lake and pond managers who are licensed by the state).
Under the bill, Interior must renew the depredation order every five years.
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Animals
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AlabamaAquacultureArkansasBirdsCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaIowaKentuckyLakes and riversLouisianaMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouri
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Natural Resources Committee
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Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
IntroReferralSenateMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorHouse floor actionsOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5076-5077)
FloorHouse floor actionsPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5076-5077)
FloorLibrary of CongressDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2293.
FloorHouse floor actionsConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5076-5077)
FloorHouse floor actionsMr. Hurd (CO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
FloorHouse floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-285.
CommitteeHouse floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-285.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 241.
CalendarsHouse floor actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
CommitteeHouse committee actionsOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
CommitteeHouse committee actionsSubcommittee Hearings Held
CommitteeHouse committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
CommitteeHouse committee actionsReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
IntroReferralHouse floor actionsIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of CongressIntroduced in House
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
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