HR 1080 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2003

Introduced Mar 5, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Wayne T. Gilchrest R-MD

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Latest action · Mar 17, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 5, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2003 - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to establish aquatic invasive species prevention requirements for all vessels operating in U.S. waters. Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to promulgate regulations for ballast water management standards and certification procedures.

Directs the Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force to establish a priority pathway management program that identifies those pathways that pose the highest risk for the introduction of aquatic invasive species unless further managed.

Prohibits the importation of live aquatic organisms not in trade without specified screening and approval.

Requires the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, with the concurrence of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to construct and maintain a national dispersal barrier program to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species in U.S. waterways.

Provides for expansion of the Brown Tree Snake Control Program and Aquatic Nuisance Species Program information, education, and outreach activities. Requires the Task Force to establish a national subcommittee on nutria for its control.

Requires the Invasive Species Council to coordinate with the Task Force to combat aquatic invasive species. Requires the Task Force to recommend to appropriate Federal agencies additions to the list of aquatic invasive species.

Requires the Task Force, the Council, and the Secretary of State to coordinate activities to ensure that international efforts to prevent and manage aquatic invasive species are coordinated with U.S. policies.

Cosponsors 100

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 5, 2003 to Oct 6, 2004; 67 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-NYAmo HoughtonOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-MIBart StupakOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-WABrian BairdOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-MIDale E. KildeeOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-MIDave CampOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-HIEd CaseOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalMar 5, 2003
R-MIFred UptonOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-NYJack QuinnOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-IAJames A. LeachOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-PAJames C. GreenwoodOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-NYJames T. WalshOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-WAJay InsleeOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-NJJim SaxtonOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-MIJoe KnollenbergOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-MIJohn D. DingellOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-ILJudy BiggertOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-ILLane EvansOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-ILMark KirkOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-MIMike RogersOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-MINick SmithOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-WANorman D. DicksOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-OHPaul E. GillmorOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-MIPeter HoekstraOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-ILRahm EmanuelOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-WIRon KindOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-NYSherwood BoehlertOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-METhomas H. AllenOriginalMar 5, 2003
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalMar 5, 2003
D-CAAdam B. SchiffMar 13, 2003
D-MABarney FrankMar 13, 2003
D-NYEliot L. EngelMar 13, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroMar 13, 2003
D-OHTim RyanMar 13, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenApr 3, 2003
D-FLCorrine BrownApr 3, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkApr 3, 2003
D-SCJohn M. Spratt, Jr.Apr 3, 2003
D-CALois CappsApr 3, 2003
R-WIMark GreenApr 3, 2003
D-CAAnna G. EshooMay 1, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMay 1, 2003
R-ALJo BonnerMay 1, 2003
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMay 1, 2003
R-CAKen CalvertMay 1, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMay 1, 2003
R-ILTimothy V. JohnsonMay 1, 2003
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsJun 16, 2003
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettJun 16, 2003
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardJul 24, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensJul 24, 2003
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOct 10, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverOct 10, 2003
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOct 10, 2003
D-VAJames P. MoranOct 28, 2003
R-NHJeb BradleyFeb 11, 2004
D-MEMichael H. MichaudFeb 11, 2004
R-FLE. Clay Shaw Jr.May 5, 2004
R-WIThomas E. PetriMay 17, 2004
R-CTChristopher ShaysJun 24, 2004
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesJul 19, 2004
D-CABrad ShermanOct 6, 2004

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Mar 5, 2003
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred Mar 6, 2003
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Mar 5, 2003
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Referred Mar 17, 2003

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 17, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
  2. Mar 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  3. Mar 5, 2003Introduced in House
  4. Mar 5, 2003Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In the Congressional Record 1

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 E409John M. McHugh R-NYMar 7, 2003

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 3

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

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 108-67EFFORTS TO INTRODUCE NON-NATIVE OYSTER SPECIES TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL'S REPORT TITLED ``NON-NATIVE OYSTERS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY''95 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeOct 14, 2003
S. Hrg. 108-360GREAT LAKES RESTORATION92 pagesEnvironment and Public Works CommitteeAug 25, 2003
Serial No. 108-17THE GROWING PROBLEM OF INVASIVE SPECIES139 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeApr 29, 2003

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 525National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2003Related billJun 17, 2003
HR 1081Aquatic Invasive Species Research ActRelated billApr 2, 2004

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to reauthorize and improve that Act.
Short Titles as Introduced
National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2003

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 5, 2003Introduced in House

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