To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to allow certain activities to be carried out with regard to certain fish held in captivity or a controlled environment.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6546.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BENTZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 198, December 1, 2023, Pages H6080-H6081):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 The single subject of this legislation is: This bill amends the ESA to include a clear distinction between wild sturgeon populations and captive-bred or farm- raised, and hybrid species.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record December 1, 2023 ↗

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  H.R. 6546, 118th Congress

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  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

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