H.R. 943: Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2017
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H.R. 943: Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2017
115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-07 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-07 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2017
Plain summary
Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2017 This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award competitive grants for colleges, universities, and nonprofit research organizations to research lionfish and their impact on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico ecosystems. The bill prescribes specific requirements for an entity 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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Finding Innovative Lionfish Elimination Technologies Act of 2017
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] · 5 cosponsors
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Darren Soto (D-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Brian J. Mast (R-FL)
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- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr943.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr943 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115