US HB394 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act This bill prohibits a person from: shipping, transporting, offering for sale, selling, or purchasing a genetically altered finfish, or a food product containing those fish, in commerce; having custody, control, or possession of those fish or food products with the intent to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase them in commerce; engaging in net-pen aquaculture (pens of fish contained by nets) of those fish; releasing those fish into a natural environment; or having custody, control, or possession of those fish with the intent to release them into a natural environment. Fish, fish parts, or products confined for scientific research or collected to enforce this Act are exempted from the prohibition. An additional exemption is established if the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): (1) prepares a finding of no significant impact in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 after reviewing an application requesting a federal agency to permit activity prohibited by this Act, or (2) finds the application to be consistent with an environmental impact statement that includes an environmental risk analysis and specified assessments of costs and potential economic damage. Each federal agency must promptly notify NOAA when an action involving those fish or food products is first identified by the agency. The Department of Commerce may enforce penalties for violations of this Act under specified provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
Title
Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act
Sponsors
Rep. Don Young [R-AK] | Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC] | Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] |
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] | Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA] | Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-03-02 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. |
2015-01-14 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
2015-01-14 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Aquaculture
Commerce
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fishes
Genetics
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Seafood
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Commerce
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fishes
Genetics
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Seafood
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/394/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr394/BILLS-114hr394ih.pdf |