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

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.

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Timeline

1. 11 January 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 January 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 January 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 February 2021

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

   Source: Committee

5. 29 July 2021

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 11 January 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 January 2021

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 January 2021

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 January 2021

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Sponsors

• DON YOUNG · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
• PETER DEFAZIO · D · Cosponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing

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