House bill · H.R. 2293 (119th Congress)
Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsor: Mike Ezell (U.S. Representative, MS-4, Republican)
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Summary
Cormorant Relief Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue the depredation order for double-crested cormorants at aquaculture facilities in certain states. (The previous order was vacated in 2016 by court order.) Depredation orders allow for the taking (i.e., capturing, killing, dispersing, or transport of the carcass) of a specified species without a permit, generally to reduce damage caused by the species or to protect interests like health or property. Reissuing this order authorizes landowners, operators, tenants, and employees of entities engaged in aquaculture to take double-crested cormorants that are causing or threatening harm at aquaculture facilities and state and federal fish hatcheries. Interior must reissue the depredation order with updates, including an expansion of (1) the number of states covered by the order, and (2) the entities to whom the order applies (i.e., private lake and pond managers who are licensed by the state). Under the bill, Interior must renew the depredation order every five years.
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Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.
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- In committee
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- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
House Committee on Natural Resources · U.S. House of Representatives
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Full history
- Dec 10, 2025
Sent to the executive
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
U.S. Senate
- Dec 10, 2025
In committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
U.S. House
- Dec 9, 2025
Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H5076-5077)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5076-5077)
- Dec 9, 2025
Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H5076-5077)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5076-5077)
- Dec 9, 2025
Considered Under Suspension of the rules. (consideration: cr H5076-5077)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5076-5077)
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- Dec 9, 2025
Debate - the House Proceeded With Forty Minutes of Debate on H.R. 2293.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2293.
U.S. House of Representatives
- Dec 9, 2025
Passed a chamber
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 9, 2025
Passed a chamber
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 9, 2025
Passed a chamber
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 9, 2025
Passed a chamber
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5076-5077)
U.S. House of Representatives
- Sep 15, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 241.
- Sep 15, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 241.
- Sep 15, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 241.
- Sep 15, 2025
Reported out of committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-285.
- Sep 15, 2025
Reported out of committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-285.
- Sep 15, 2025
Reported out of committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-285.
- Jul 15, 2025
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 15, 2025
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 15, 2025
Committee vote
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 15, 2025
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 15, 2025
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 15, 2025
Reported out of committee
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 15, 2025
In committee
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
- Jul 15, 2025
In committee
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
- Jul 15, 2025
In committee
Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
- Apr 8, 2025
Hearing held
Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Apr 8, 2025
Hearing held
Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Apr 8, 2025
Hearing held
Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Apr 1, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- Apr 1, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- Apr 1, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
U.S. House of Representatives
- Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. House
U.S. House
- Mar 24, 2025
Referred to committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
U.S. House of Representatives
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