Bill would revive rule letting fish farms kill cormorants damaging stock
Passed one chamberH.R. 2293Latest action
Sponsor: Mike Ezell · Representative · MS
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Official title: Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
119th Congress
Topics: Environment & energy
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HR 2293 would reissue an expired rule allowing fish farm and pond managers to kill cormorants harming their fish.
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What does this do?
HR 2293, the Cormorant Relief Act of 2025, directs the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a rule that expired in 2014 allowing authorized people to kill double-crested cormorants damaging fish farms. The updated rule would cover more states, extend to lake and pond managers, use modern language and recordkeeping, and have no expiration date but require renewal at least every five years.
Who does it affect?
Fish farm operators, private lake and pond managers, and wildlife regulators are directly affected. Environmental and wildlife groups and nearby residents could be indirectly affected.
Why does it matter?
The rule would give operators more legal authority to control cormorant populations threatening fish stocks, while the government must still follow existing environmental and migratory bird laws when creating it.
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Based on the “Referred in Senate” text of Dec 10, 2025.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedMar 24, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Dec 10, 2025
- The president's desk
Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.