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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2293
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 53 (Monday, March 24, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. EZELL:H.R. 2293.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H1219]
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Standing
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Natural Resources Committee
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Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
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    - Referred to
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  - Reported By
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  - Markup By
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H. Rept. 119-285
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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15:26:17
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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15:26:15
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5076-5077)
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5076-5077)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2293.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5076-5077)
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15:19:47
Mr. Hurd (CO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 241.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-285.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-285.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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H.R. 2293, Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61778
As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 15, 2025
Animals
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- Aquaculture
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- Arkansas
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- Birds
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- California
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- Colorado
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- Connecticut
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- Florida
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- Georgia
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- Illinois
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- Indiana
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- Iowa
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- Kentucky
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- Lakes and rivers
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- Louisiana
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- Michigan
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- Minnesota
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- Mississippi
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- Missouri
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- New Jersey
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- North Carolina
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- Ohio
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- Oklahoma
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- Pennsylvania
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- South Carolina
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- Tennessee
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- Texas
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- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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- Wisconsin
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Animals
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2025-09-15
Reported to House
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Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue the depredation order for double-crested cormorants at aquaculture facilities in certain states. (The previous order was vacated in 2016 by court order.)
Depredation orders allow for the taking (i.e., capturing, killing, dispersing, or transport of the carcass) of a specified species without a permit, generally to reduce damage caused by the species or to protect interests like health or property. Reissuing this order authorizes landowners, operators, tenants, and employees of entities engaged in aquaculture to take double-crested cormorants that are causing or threatening harm at aquaculture facilities and state and federal fish hatcheries.
Interior must reissue the depredation order with updates, including an expansion of (1) the number of states covered by the order, and (2) the entities to whom the order applies (i.e., private lake and pond managers who are licensed by the state).
Under the bill, Interior must renew the depredation order every five years.

Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
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Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
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Senate
Referred in Senate
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- Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
259

To require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue certain regulations relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants at aquaculture facilities.
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Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
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Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
2025-07-17T11:31:32Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
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Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
2025-04-04T05:08:18Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
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To require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue certain regulations relating to the taking of double-crested cormorants at aquaculture facilities.
2025-04-04T05:03:35Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Referred in Senate
2025-12-10T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr2293rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr2293rfs.xml
- Engrossed in House
2025-12-09T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr2293eh/xml/BILLS-119hr2293eh.xml
- Reported in House
2025-09-15T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr2293rh/xml/BILLS-119hr2293rh.xml
- Introduced in House
2025-03-24T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr2293ih/xml/BILLS-119hr2293ih.xml
2025-12-10
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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