3.0.0 943 2023-01-11T13:34:56Z 2023-01-11T13:34:56Z House HR 2017-02-07 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 7, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CURBELO of Florida:H.R. 943.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Sec. 8, clause 3[Page H1085]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-23T21:11:25Z Referred to 2017-02-07T15:13:15Z 2017-02-23 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Committee 2017-02-07 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001107 Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] Carlos Curbelo R FL 26 N H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2017-02-07 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2017-02-13 False D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 25 2017-02-14 False M001199 Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18] Brian Mast R FL J. 18 2017-05-23 False G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2018-07-11 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Aquatic ecology Atlantic Ocean Education programs funding Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fishes Gulf of Mexico Higher education Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Research administration and funding Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-02-07 Introduced in House 2017-07-19T19:30:23Z Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2017

This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award competitive grants for colleges, universities, and nonprofit research organizations to research lionfish and their impact on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico ecosystems.

The bill prescribes specific requirements for an entity to be eligible for a grant. Grants awarded must be used to develop innovative technologies that can detect, monitor, and help mitigate the spread of lionfish in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

]]> Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2017 Display Title Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to award competitive grants to combat the certain species of lionfish in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr943ih/xml/BILLS-115hr943ih.xml 2017-02-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. 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.