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Cormorant Relief Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1255| Senate 
| Updated: 4/2/2025
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (4)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation, titled the "Cormorant Relief Act of 2025," mandates the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a specific depredation order concerning double-crested cormorants. This order, which allows for the taking of these birds at aquaculture facilities, must be reissued within one year of the bill's enactment. The reissued depredation order must be identical to the original order from January 1, 2016, but with two significant expansions. It will apply to an additional twelve states, including California, Illinois, and Ohio, broadening its geographic reach. Furthermore, the order will extend its applicability to lake managers and pond managers , who are licensed by State regulatory agencies to manage private lakes and ponds, in addition to the entities previously covered.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2465
Cormorant Relief Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1050
Cormorant Relief Act
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Apr 2, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dec 10, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2293
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2465
    Cormorant Relief Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1050
    Cormorant Relief Act


  • April 2, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 2, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • December 10, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2293
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Animals

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2293: Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
AlabamaAquacultureArkansasBirdsCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaIowaKentuckyLakes and riversLouisianaMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriNew JerseyNorth CarolinaOhioOklahomaPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasWildlife conservation and habitat protectionWisconsin

Cormorant Relief Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1255| Senate 
| Updated: 4/2/2025
This legislation, titled the "Cormorant Relief Act of 2025," mandates the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a specific depredation order concerning double-crested cormorants. This order, which allows for the taking of these birds at aquaculture facilities, must be reissued within one year of the bill's enactment. The reissued depredation order must be identical to the original order from January 1, 2016, but with two significant expansions. It will apply to an additional twelve states, including California, Illinois, and Ohio, broadening its geographic reach. Furthermore, the order will extend its applicability to lake managers and pond managers , who are licensed by State regulatory agencies to manage private lakes and ponds, in addition to the entities previously covered.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2465
Cormorant Relief Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1050
Cormorant Relief Act
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Apr 2, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Dec 10, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2293
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2465
    Cormorant Relief Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1050
    Cormorant Relief Act


  • April 2, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 2, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • December 10, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2293
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (4)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Katie Boyd Britt (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Animals

Related Bills

  • HR 119-2293: Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlabamaAquacultureArkansasBirdsCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaIowaKentuckyLakes and riversLouisianaMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriNew JerseyNorth CarolinaOhioOklahomaPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasWildlife conservation and habitat protectionWisconsin