HOUSE 417116th CongressSubcommittee Hearings Held.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish measures to combat invasive lionfish, and for other purposes.

Last Action: 5/8/2019

Actions

2019-05-08Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-02-05Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
2019-01-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-01-09Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
2019-01-09Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
2019-01-09Introduced in House
2019-01-09Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-01-09 (00)

This bill adds various lionfish species to the list of injurious wildlife prohibited from being imported into the United States or transported between states.

Cosponsors (2)

Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)

Subjects

Aquatic ecology
Fishes
Trade restrictions

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