HR 6348 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Asian Carp Prevention Act of 2012

Introduced Aug 2, 2012 Originated House Sponsor Mike Rogers R-MI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 3, 2012 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.

  1. IntroducedAug 2, 2012
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Asian Carp Prevention Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of the Army to coordinate and lead federal actions with respect to preventing the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and its tributaries.

Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects to prevent the spread of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and its tributaries, including: (1) installing electric, acoustic, air bubble, and other barriers; (2) applying pesticides; (3) improving locks; and (4) taking actions at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam, Illinois, to prevent the spread of Asian carp.

Requires the Secretary to implement measures recommended in the dispersal barrier efficacy study, or provided in interim reports, authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to prevent aquatic nuisance species from bypassing the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier Project and dispersing into the Great Lakes.

Cosponsors 7

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 2, 2012 to Sep 11, 2012, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalAug 2, 2012
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalAug 2, 2012
R-MIDan BenishekOriginalAug 2, 2012
R-MIFred UptonOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalAug 2, 2012
R-MITim WalbergOriginalAug 2, 2012
R-WIReid J. RibbleSep 11, 2012

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 3, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  2. Aug 2, 2012Introduced in House
  3. Aug 2, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Subjects

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

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  1. Aug 2, 2012Introduced in House

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