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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 12-month study of the effects of double-crested cormorants on commercial and recreational fish species, and to require the Secretary to prepare a long-term, comprehensive population management strategy for double-crested cormorants.

H.R. 4754Introduced Oct 8, 1998Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Bennie Thompson D-MS
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 8, 1998 — Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

6 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat

5 of 6 cosponsors (83%) are from the other party.

H. Callahan (R-AL), Jay Dickey (R-AR), John McHugh (R-NY), Charles Pickering (R-MS), Bart Stupak (D-MI), James Walsh (R-NY).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bennie Thompson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi in Congress · MS-2 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.