Congress·Passed House·H.R. 2293

Cormorant Relief Act of 2025

Cormorant Control Rules: Restore and Update Permits for Fish Farms

Dec 10, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

StalledNext up: The SenateNo action in 7 months

The Cormorant Relief Act of 2025 passed the House and is now in the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. No action has been taken on this bill since December 2025, and it is currently stalled. The Senate must act for this bill to move forward, but it is common for House bills to remain inactive in the Senate.

Legislative Progress

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Senate

No action since December 2025

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Key Points

Tells the Interior Department to bring back an older rule that lets certain people kill double-crested cormorants that are damaging fish at aquaculture sites.
Expands where and who can use the rule, including managers of private lakes and ponds, and adds states like California, Colorado, and others listed in the bill.
Updates the old rule’s wording, recordkeeping, and how it lines up with other federal laws, and removes an old expiration date so it doesn’t automatically end.
Requires the Interior Department to renew the rule at least once every 5 years, so it stays active unless changed.
Says the Interior Department still has to follow major environmental and wildlife-protection laws when carrying out this rule.

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Impact Analysis

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Milestones

6 milestones16 actions

Dec 10, 2025Senate

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Dec 9, 2025House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 9, 2025House

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5076-5077)

The House fast-tracked this bill — limited debate, no amendments allowed, but needs two-thirds support to pass.

Dec 9, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5076-5077)

The House fast-tracked this bill — limited debate, no amendments allowed, but needs two-thirds support to pass.

Dec 9, 2025House

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2293.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Cormorant Relief Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 2293

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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D: 1R: 2

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