Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 23, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power 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.
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015
This bill requires federal agencies to take immediate actions to prevent the upstream transfer of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin through the Brandon Road Lock and Dam site. The actions must place a special focus on Asian carp species and other aquatic nuisance species of concern to the Great Lakes referred to in the Great Lakes Mississippi River Interbasin Study conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The Army Corps must implement measures to improve the site to prevent the upstream transfer of Asian carp and other aquatic nuisance species swimming through the lock and dam, including by constructing an engineered channel in the approach to the site from the Mississippi River direction.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must implement all appropriate measures around the site on the Illinois River to prevent the upstream transfer of swimming and floating aquatic nuisance species, with a focus on Asian carp species.
Federal entities must take actions for the long-term prevention of the transfer of aquatic nuisance species between the Mississippi River and Great Lakes basins, including through the Chicago Area Waterway System. The Army Corps must design, engineer, and construct flood mitigation and water quality measures on the Chicago Area Waterway System related to preventing such transfer.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2015 to Mar 21, 2016; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| R-MI | David A. Trott | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| R-WI | Sean P. Duffy | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Feb 26, 2015 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Feb 27, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Mar 16, 2015 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Mar 24, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | May 8, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | May 15, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Mar 21, 2016 |
Committees 2
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 26, 2015 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 27, 2015 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 26, 2015 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2015 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
- Feb 27, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 26, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2015Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E260-261)
- Feb 26, 2015Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E260 | Candice S. Miller R-MI | Feb 26, 2015 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 33, February 26, 2015, page H1372.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 589 | Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Feb 26, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide an immediate measure to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species from the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes basin and to inform long-term measures to prevent the Interbasin transfer of aquatic nuisance species.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Defending Our Great Lakes Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
