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H.R. 892: Stop Asian Carp Act

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H.R. 892: Stop Asian Carp Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-03 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Stop Asian Carp Act

Plain summary

Stop Asian Carp Act - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to study the watersheds of the Illinois, Chicago, and Calumet Rivers, including their tributaries, that drain directly into Lake Michigan to determine the feasibility and best means of implementing the hydrologic separation of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River Basins to prevent the introduction or establishment of populations of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins through the Chicago Area Water System (CAWS) and other aquatic pathways. Requires the study to: (1) include options to address flooding, Chicago wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, waterway safety operations, and barge and recreational vessel traffic alternatives; and (2) contain a detailed analysis of the environmental benefits and costs of each option. Directs: (1) the Secretary to carry out this Act at full federal cost; and (2) the President, or the Council on Environmental Quality as a designee to the President, to oversee the study to ensure its thoroughness and timely completion. Requires the Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to: (1) monitor and survey all waters that connect to the Great Lakes Basin or could connect to it due to flooding, underground hydrological connection, or human-made diversion to identify additional threats that could allow Asian Carp to enter the Basin; and (2) prioritize each threat and help identify means to impede the passage of Asian Carp to the Basin.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Stop Asian Carp Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] · 36 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Mike Kelly (R-PA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr892 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112