United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4787 (114th)
FILET Act of 2016
Introduced
17 March 2016
Last action
23 March 2016 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Sponsors
Carlos Curbelo, Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2016 or the FILET Act of 2016 This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award competitive grants for colleges and universities to research lionfish and their impact on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico ecosystems. An educational institution must satisfy specific requirements to be eligible for a grant. Grants awarded must be used to develop innovative technologies that can detect, monitor, and help mitigate the spread of lionfish in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
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Timeline
17 March 2016
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 March 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
23 March 2016
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 March 2016 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Carlos Curbelo · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Clawson, Curt [R-FL-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsii00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Conserving Our Reefs and Livelihoods Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4787
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4787
- us · 114-hr-4787 · source updated 12 August 2025