HR 5395 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Aquatic Invasive Species Research Act

Introduced Sep 18, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Vernon J. Ehlers R-MI

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Latest action · Nov 14, 2002 Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards and by the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 18, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Aquatic Invasive Species Research Act - Requires the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to develop and conduct a marine and fresh-water research program to support efforts to detect, prevent, and eradicate invasive species in the Aquatic Ecosystem.

Requires the program to: (1) develop standardized protocols for conducting ecological and pathway surveys of nonnative aquatic species; (2) create baseline ecological information of the aquatic ecosystem and pathways; (3) designate the number and location of survey sites required; (4) conduct laboratory and field-based marine and fresh-water research experiments on a range of taxonomic groups to identify the relationship between the introduction and establishment of nonnative aquatic species; and (5) analyze the data collected. Directs the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force to convene a workshop with appropriate researchers.

Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to: (1) require that ecological and ballast water discharge surveys examine other potential modes of introducing nonnative aquatic species by ship into the Aquatic Ecosystem, including hull fouling; (2) rename the National Ballast Information Clearinghouse as the National Pathway and Ecological Surveys Database; (3) expand the purview of the database to include ballast water management, delivery practices of ships entering United States ports and their compliance with existing regulations; and (3) make the database widely available to the public.

Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) establish marine and fresh-water research, development, and demonstration programs with respect to environmental soundness screening and dispersal barrier research.

Reauthorizes the ship pathway technology demonstration program.

Requires the Coast Guard and the EPA to develop a research program to support implementation of standards to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species by ships into the Aquatic Ecosystem.

Requires the National Science Foundation to establish a grant program for institutions of higher education to carry our research programs in systematics and taxonomy.

Cosponsors 51

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 18, 2002 to Nov 14, 2002; 41 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MIBart StupakOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-WABrian BairdOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalSep 18, 2002
R-MDConstance A. MorellaOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalSep 18, 2002
R-PACurt WeldonOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalSep 18, 2002
R-MIDave CampOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-MIDavid E. BoniorOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalSep 18, 2002
R-MIFred UptonOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-MIJames A. BarciaOriginalSep 18, 2002
R-PAJames C. GreenwoodOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-MEJohn Elias BaldacciOriginalSep 18, 2002
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalSep 18, 2002
R-ILJudy BiggertOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-MILynn N. RiversOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalSep 18, 2002
R-ILMark KirkOriginalSep 18, 2002
R-MIMike RogersOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-WANorman D. DicksOriginalSep 18, 2002
R-MIPeter HoekstraOriginalSep 18, 2002
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-GURobert A. UnderwoodOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalSep 18, 2002
R-MDRobert L. Ehrlich Jr.OriginalSep 18, 2002
D-WIRon KindOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-CASam FarrOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalSep 18, 2002
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalSep 18, 2002
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestOriginalSep 18, 2002
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnNov 13, 2002
D-CABarbara LeeNov 13, 2002
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyNov 13, 2002
D-CAGeorge MillerNov 13, 2002
R-NYJack QuinnNov 13, 2002
D-MAJames P. McGovernNov 13, 2002
R-NYJames T. WalshNov 13, 2002
R-NJJim SaxtonNov 13, 2002
D-MIJohn D. DingellNov 13, 2002
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyNov 14, 2002

Committees 4

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseScience, Space, and Technology Committee
Referred Sep 18, 2002
Technology Subcommittee
Referred Sep 24, 2002Hearings Nov 14, 2002
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Sep 18, 2002
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Sep 18, 2002
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Referred Sep 24, 2002Hearings Nov 14, 2002
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Sep 18, 2002

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 14, 2002Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and by the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards.
  2. Nov 14, 2002Joint Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards and by the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
  3. Sep 24, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
  4. Sep 24, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
  5. Sep 18, 2002Introduced in House
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In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E2059Mark Kirk R-ILNov 15, 2002
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1602Vernon J. Ehlers R-MISep 18, 2002

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 107-81JOINT LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 5395, TO ESTABLISH MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO PREVENT, CONTROL, AND ERADICATE INVASIVE SPECIES, AND H.R. 5396, TO AMEND THE NONINDIGENOUS AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT OF 199086 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeNov 14, 2002

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish marine and freshwater research, development, and demonstration programs to support efforts to prevent, control, and eradicate invasive species, as well as to educate citizens and stakeholders and restore ecosystems.
Short Titles as Introduced
Aquatic Invasive Species Research Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Water Resources Development.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 18, 2002Introduced in House

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