H.R. 1807: Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-30 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to exempt certain water transfers between public water supplies located on, along, or across the boundaries of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from prohibitions on illegal trade of plants and wildlife. Specifically, the prohibitions do not apply to covered water transfers containing a prohibited species if: (1) the species are present in both public water supplies before the transfer and the water is transferred directly between them; or (2) the water is transferred in a closed conveyance system (a closed system that collects, contains, and transports the flow of water, such as pipe systems) and sent directly to treatment facilities where the species will be destroyed.

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Official text

Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · 8 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1807, Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017 (2017-05-11)

Cosponsors on this site

Pete Sessions (R-TX), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Mike Johnson (R-LA)

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1807.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1807 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115