U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB8195: Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop regional management frameworks for the take of double-crested cormorants.
What the bill says
To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop regional management frameworks for the take of double-crested cormorants.
From the committee substitute text, October 29, 2026:
A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop regional management frameworks for the take of double-crested cormorants. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Regional management frameworks for take of double-crested cormorants (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in coordination with the Regional Flyway Councils and in accordance with section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act ( 16 U.S.C. 704 ), shall issue regulations for the development of regional management frameworks for the management of double-crested cormorants based on the best available scientific information. (b) Requirements Each regional management framework developed pursuant to subsection (a) shall-- (1) ensure that each breeding population of double-crested cormorants is managed at a level that is sufficient to ensure the conservation of double-crested cormorants, and that cumulative authorized take of double-crested cormorants does not exceed a biologically sustainable level using the best available scientific information-- (A) consistent with the Migratory Bird Treaty Act ( 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq. ) and compatible with the applicable conventions; and (B) as informed by the most recent population-level survey of double-crested cormorants; (2) include, with respect to double-crested cormorants-- (A) allowable methods of take; (B) …
Sponsors
- Tim Walberg (R, HD-005) · primary sponsor
- Mike Ezell (R, HD-004)
- Claudia Tenney (R, HD-024)
- Nicholas Langworthy (R, HD-023)
- John James (R, HD-010)
- Ronny Jackson (R, HD-TX-13)
- Jack Bergman (R, HD-001)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 754.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-857.
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research, Birds, Animal protection and human-animal relationships, Wildlife conservation and habitat protection, Animals
Common questions
- What is HB8195?
- HB8195 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026.
- What does HB8195 do?
- In its own words: To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop regional management frameworks for the take of double-crested cormorants.
- What is the status of HB8195?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 754. (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB8195?
- Tim Walberg (R, HD-005), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB8195?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8195
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