Great Lakes Invasive Species Control Act
Latest action · Feb 6, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Great Lakes Invasive Species Control Act - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to apply requirements directing vessels equipped with ballast water tanks to carry out exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes to vessels that are not carrying ballast water. Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to conduct a study of the effectiveness of alternative ballast water management methods in reducing the threat of invasive species to the Great Lakes.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2007 to Jun 7, 2007; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| R-MN | John Kline | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-IL | Melissa L. Bean | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| R-NY | Thomas M. Reynolds | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Feb 5, 2007 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Mar 5, 2007 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 7, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 5, 2007 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2007 | |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Feb 6, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 5, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 5, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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.
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 require application to all vessels equipped with ballast water tanks, including vessels that are not carrying ballast water, the requirement to carry out exchange of ballast water or alternative ballast water management methods prior to entry into any port within the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Great Lakes Invasive Species Control Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative procedure
- Aquatic pests
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Coast guard
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Defense
- Department of Homeland Security
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental research
- Government Operations and Politics
- Great Lakes
- Infrastructure
- Law
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine terminals
- Non-native species
- Pest control
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Ships
- Transportation and Public Works
- Waste water treatment
- Water pollution control
- Water Resources Development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2007Introduced in House
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