A Republican bill with 5 Republican cosponsors · See all 5 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Cormorant Relief Act of 2025," directs the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a specific depredation order regarding double-crested cormorants at aquaculture facilities. The Secretary must reissue the order within one year of the act's enactment. This new order must match the original order that was in effect on January 1, 2016. However, the reissued order will expand its reach to include several additional states. It will also extend coverage to lake managers and pond managers.
Yes· 3 of 4
- Scored +5
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill benefits aquaculture and land managers by easing regulations on bird-related losses.
- Scored +5
Would farmers be better off under this?
The bill helps those managing private waters and aquaculture against bird depredation.
- Scored +5
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill provides relief to aquaculture facilities, lake managers, and pond managers by allowing them to manage bird depredation.
The opposite
- Scored -3
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill eases protections by allowing the taking of cormorants, which may impact local ecosystems.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Expansion of protections for aquaculture facilities: The bill expands the scope of the original depredation order to include the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin (Section 2, subsection c, paragraph 1).
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Additional coverage for specific roles: The bill expands the application of the depredation order to include lake managers and pond managers (Section 2, subsection c, paragraph 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill benefits aquaculture and land managers by easing regulations on bird-related losses. Would farmers be better off under this? — The bill helps those managing private waters and aquaculture against bird depredation. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill provides relief to rural resource managers and aquaculture operators.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill provides relief to aquaculture facilities, lake managers, and pond managers by allowing them to manage bird depredation.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill eases protections by allowing the taking of cormorants, which may impact local ecosystems.
- 9/29/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/2/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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Ted CruzRepublican · Texas
Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublican · Mississippi
Tommy TubervilleRepublican · Alabama
Roger WickerRepublican · Mississippi