Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1105
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 7, 2019
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Feb 7, 2019
Latest Action
Feb 25, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1105
Congress
116
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act

This bill prohibits a person from

  • shipping, transporting, offering for sale, selling, or purchasing a genetically altered finfish (e.g., salmon), or a food product containing those fish, in commerce;
  • having custody, control, or possession of those fish or food products with the intent to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, or purchase them in commerce;
  • engaging in net-pen aquaculture (pens of fish contained by nets) of those fish;
  • releasing those fish into a natural environment; or
  • having custody, control, or possession of those fish with the intent to release them into a natural environment.

Fish, fish parts, or products confined for scientific research or collected to enforce this bill are exempted from the prohibition. An additional exemption is established if the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (1) prepares a finding of no significant impact in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 after reviewing an application requesting a federal agency to permit activity prohibited by this bill, or (2) finds the application to be consistent with an environmental impact statement that includes an environmental risk analysis and specified assessments of costs and potential economic damage.

Text (1)
February 7, 2019
Actions (3)
02/25/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
02/07/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
02/07/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 3:47:45 PM