Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026
Reported from committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- Sep 15, 2026
What it does
The Responsible Cormorant Management and Control Act of 2026 would require the Secretary of the Interior to develop regional management frameworks for the take of double-crested cormorants within 180 days of enactment, in coordination with Regional Flyway Councils. These frameworks must ensure sustainable breeding populations, specify allowed methods and time periods for take, identify authorized entities (including state and tribal agencies, licensed hunters, lake managers, and pond managers), and account for impacts on fisheries, vegetation, other migratory birds, human health and safety, water quality, and threatened or endangered species. The bill also mandates population surveys every…
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