Rollout Map
Sign Up
H.R. 2293 House Animals

Cormorant Relief Act of 2025

Introduced
Mar 24, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Ezell, Mike (R-MS-4)
View on Congress.gov

STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on environment and public works on Dec 10, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House Mar 24, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Mar 24, 2025
  3. House Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries. Apr 1, 2025
  4. House Subcommittee Hearings Held Apr 8, 2025
  5. House Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged Jul 15, 2025
  6. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Jul 15, 2025
  7. House Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent. Jul 15, 2025
  8. House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-285. Sep 15, 2025
  9. House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 241. Sep 15, 2025
  10. House Mr. Hurd (CO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Dec 9, 2025
  11. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5076-5077) Dec 9, 2025
  12. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2293. Dec 9, 2025
  13. House 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) Dec 9, 2025
  14. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5076-5077) Dec 9, 2025
  15. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Dec 9, 2025
  16. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Dec 10, 2025

Cosponsors

3

Subjects

AlabamaAquacultureArkansasBirdsCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaIowaKentuckyLakes and riversLouisianaMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouri

Committees

  • Environment and Public Works Committee
    • [Referred To, Dec 10, 2025]
  • Natural Resources Committee
    • [Reported By, Sep 15, 2025]
    • [Markup By, Jul 15, 2025]
    • [Discharged from, Jul 15, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Mar 24, 2025]

Summary

Cormorant Relief Act of 2025This 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.

[Summary as of: Reported to House]

Bill Text

Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

Related Bills

  • Cormorant Relief Act of 2025 (Related bill)

Comments · 0

Loading comments...