HR 1823 · 113th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

PLAQ Act of 2013

Introduced 2013-04-30· Sponsored by Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.(2013-06-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Protecting Lakes Against Quaggas Act of 2013 or the PLAQ Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit the importation or shipment of the species of mussels of the genus Dreissena (thus covering quagga mussels). (Currently, the prohibition applies to only the zebra mussel of the species Dreissena polymorpha.)…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans
Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]NV
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]CA
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]NV
Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-4]UT
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]CA
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]WA
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]AZ
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]AZ
Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]NM
Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]ID
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]OR
Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33]CA
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]WA
Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]NM
Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]WA
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]OR
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]CA
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17]CA