Aquatic Biodiversity Preservation Act of 2025

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1332 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1332 To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out a program to sequence the genomes of aquatic species. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2025 Mr. Min (for himself, Ms. Brownley, and Ms. Elfreth) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish and carry out a program to sequence the genomes of aquatic species. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Aquatic Biodiversity Preservation Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. AQUATIC SPECIES GENOME SEQUENCING PROGRAM. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program to sequence the genomes of aquatic species, in coordination with covered entities, to enhance scientific understandin…