United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 206 (115th)
Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act
Introduced
3 January 2017
Last action
10 February 2017 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Sponsors
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
Subjects
Environment, Transport
Source updated
11 August 2025
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, 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 (NOAA): (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. Each federal agency must promptly notify NOAA when an action involving those fish or food products is first identified by the agency. The Department of Commerce may enforce penalties for violations of this bill under specified provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
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Timeline
3 January 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 February 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 January 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/206
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/206
- us · 115-hr-206 · source updated 11 August 2025