United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1823 (113th)
PLAQ Act of 2013
Introduced
30 April 2013
Last action
14 June 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sponsors
Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3], Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4], Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2], Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2], Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Protecting Lakes Against Quaggas Act of 2013 or the PLAQ Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the importation or shipment of the species of mussels of the genus Dreissena (thus covering quagga mussels). (Currently, the prohibition applies to only the zebra mussel of the species Dreissena polymorpha.)
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Timeline
30 April 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
30 April 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 April 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 June 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 30 April 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← PLAQ Act of 2014
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1823
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1823
- us · 113-hr-1823 · source updated 12 August 2025