US SB125 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 24 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act - Requires the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in coordination with the Chief of Engineers, the National Park Service (NPS), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), to lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries by providing support to state and local governments in carrying out activities designed to slow, and eventually eliminate, the threat posed by such carp.
Title
A bill to direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, and the United States Geological Survey, to lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] | Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-01-24 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Same As/Similar To
HB358 (Related) 2013-07-25 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
SB601 (Related) 2013-10-31 - See also H.R. 3080.
SB601 (Related) 2013-10-31 - See also H.R. 3080.
Subjects
Aquatic ecology
Congressional oversight
Fishes
Lakes and rivers
Mississippi River
Water resources development
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Congressional oversight
Fishes
Lakes and rivers
Mississippi River
Water resources development
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/125/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s125/BILLS-113s125is.pdf |