HR. 2293In Committee

Cormorant Relief Act of 2025

Requires the Interior Department to restore and periodically renew a depredation order allowing control of double crested cormorants harming aquaculture facilities and fish hatcheries

What this bill does

Requires the Interior Department to restore and periodically renew a depredation order allowing control of double crested cormorants harming aquaculture facilities and fish hatcheries

Key points
  • Require reissued cormorant depredation order
  • Require five year renewals
  • Expand covered states and entities
  • Extend cormorant control to hatcheries

Where it stands

Status
In Committee
Latest action
2025-12-10Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Topics and policy areas

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