# 119-hr-2293: Cormorant Relief Act of 2025

119-hr-2293, Cormorant Relief Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2293
- Congress: 119
- Title: Cormorant Relief Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-03-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Ezell, Mike [R-MS-4] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Would reissue the federal depredation order for double‑crested cormorants at aquaculture facilities.** It would extend that authority to 12 named States and any other States the Secretary designates, explicitly cover licensed lake and pond managers, modernize terminology and recordkeeping, simplify compliance steps, and remove the order's 2014 expiration so it can be renewed periodically. - Aquaculture businesses and fish farmers: Would be able to operate under the original depredation order's terms in the listed States, giving continued ability to take double‑crested cormorants at aquaculture sites and removing the prior June 30, 2014 expiration. - Lake managers and pond managers: Would be covered like aquaculture operators if they are licensed by a State regulatory agency, letting private lake and pond managers use the order's authorities. - Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Would be required to reissue the original order largely unchanged, update language and recordkeeping, simplify Federal compliance references, and renew the order at least once every 5 years. - Environmental law obligations: Would explicitly preserve the Secretary's requirement to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Cormorant control returns for fish farms and ponds: benefit, medium. If enacted, Interior would reissue the old order to control double‑crested cormorants at fish farms. It would apply in CA, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, MI, MO, NJ, OH, PA, and WI, and the Secretary could add more States or territories. The order would also cover state‑licensed lake and pond managers for pri…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3476: Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-6610: Pharmacists Fight Back [in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act]

## Sources
- [119-hr-2293 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2293)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3476: Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3476)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-6610: Pharmacists Fight Back in Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6610)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2293 (as of 2026-09-10).