Congress·In Committee·S. 2089

Sturgeon Conservation and Sustainability Act

Sturgeon Farming: New Rules for Captive Fish

Jun 17, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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The Sturgeon Conservation and Sustainability Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It has been sent to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works for review. The bill is actively moving forward as it waits for the committee to discuss and vote on it.

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Unlikely to pass

This bill is in the very early stages and only has one sponsor. Most bills like this never get a vote in the Senate unless they gain more support from both parties.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 6393 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 6393 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill changes the Endangered Species Act to make it easier for people to own and farm sturgeon. It specifically targets fish that are already being raised in tanks or farms rather than those living in the wild.
Under current law, endangered fish are strictly protected. This bill would lift those protections for sturgeon held in captivity as of the date the law passes, as well as any babies those fish have later.
Business owners and farmers would be allowed to continue their operations without some of the usual federal permits. This only applies as long as the fish are never released into the wild.
To qualify for these exemptions, owners must keep detailed records and inventories. They must be able to prove to the government that their fish were born in captivity and were not taken from the wild.
This policy mainly affects the aquaculture industry and caviar producers. It aims to support these businesses by reducing the amount of red tape they face when raising these specific fish.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Jun 17, 2025Senate

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.

Jun 17, 2025

Introduced in Senate

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes or news coverage recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Sturgeon Conservation and Sustainability Act

Bill NumberS 2089

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Data Sources

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Sponsor

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