3.0.0 3202 2023-01-11T13:30:25Z 2023-01-11T13:30:25Z House HR 2015-07-23 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 116 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CLAWSON of Florida:H.R. 3202.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8: ``To regulate Commerce with foreignNations, and among the several States, and with IndianTribes;''[Page H5468]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2015-09-08T19:52:08Z Referred to 2015-07-23T14:04:40Z 2015-09-08 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2015-07-23 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001102 Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19] Curt Clawson R FL 19 N J000296 Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] David Jolly R FL W. 13 2015-07-23 True R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 27 2015-07-23 True C001107 Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] Carlos Curbelo R FL 26 2015-07-23 True C001045 Rep. Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] ANDER CRENSHAW R FL 4 2015-07-23 True D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2015-07-23 True P000596 Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] Pedro Pierluisi D PR R. 0 2015-07-29 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2015-09-16 False C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2015-09-16 False C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2015-09-16 False Crime and Law Enforcement Aquatic ecology Crimes against animals and natural resources Fishes Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Trade restrictions Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2015-07-23 Introduced in House 2016-06-27T16:46:57Z Lionfish Elimination and Prevention Act of 2015 or the LEAP Act of 2015

This bill amends the Lacey Act to prohibit the importation or interstate shipment of the:

  • red lionfish of the species Pterois volitans,
  • devil lionfish of the species Pterois miles,
  • Hawaiian turkeyfish of the species Pterois sphex,
  • soldier lionfish of the species Pterois russelii,
  • clearfin lionfish of the species Pterois radiata,
  • lionfish species Pterois paucispinula,
  • frillfin turkeyfish of the species Pterois mombasae,
  • luna lionfish of the species Pterois lunalata,
  • mandritsa of the species Pterois brevipectoralis,
  • spotfin lionfish of the species Pterois antennata, and
  • scorpionfish of the species Pterois andover.
]]> LEAP Act of 2015 Display Title LEAP Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend section 42 of title 18, United States Code, popularly known as the Lacey Act, to add certain species of lionfish to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced LEAP Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Lionfish Elimination and Prevention Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3202ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3202ih.xml 2015-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.