AQUAA Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 11, 2020)
Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture Act or the AQUAA Act
This bill establishes national standards for sustainable offshore aquaculture.
The bill directs the Department of Commerce to create an Office of Offshore Aquaculture within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to coordinate regulatory, scientific, outreach, and international issues related to aquaculture.
The bill also establishes a unified permitting and review process for aquaculture operations.
Commerce must establish a research and development grant program to promote research and extension activities, including to (1) create innovative design and engineering solutions to common obstacles within the aquaculture industry; (2) evaluate the role of genetics in relation to brood stock production, disease management, and interactions between cultured species and wild stocks; and (3) improve techniques for monitoring, assessing, and addressing environmental impacts of aquaculture and develop and evaluate methodologies to prevent, minimize, and mitigate potential adverse environmental impacts.
What just happenedMar 24, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 11, 2020
- Mar 24, 2020Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Mar 11, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Agriculture Committee - Mar 11, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Natural Resources Committee - Mar 11, 2020IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E300)
- Mar 11, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 11, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House