H.R. 1823: PLAQ Act of 2013
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H.R. 1823: PLAQ Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-30 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
PLAQ Act of 2013
Plain summary
Protecting Lakes Against Quaggas Act of 2013 or the PLAQ Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the importation or shipment of the species of mussels of the genus Dreissena (thus covering quagga mussels). (Currently, the prohibition applies to only the zebra mussel of the species Dreissena polymorpha.)
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Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] · 22 cosponsors
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Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), John Garamendi (D-CA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr1823.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr1823 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113