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| 119-s-2128 | 119 | s | 2128 | MONARCH Act of 2025 | Animals | 2025-06-18 | 2025-06-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 7 | 2025-12-05T21:52:17Z | ||
| 119-s-2089 | 119 | s | 2089 | Sturgeon Conservation and Sustainability Act | Animals | 2025-06-17 | 2025-06-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] | FL | R | S001217 | 0 | 2025-12-05T22:08:31Z | ||
| 119-s-1594 | 119 | s | 1594 | Captive Primate Safety Act | Animals | 2025-05-05 | 2025-05-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 11 | 2026-02-24T12:03:19Z | ||
| 119-s-1538 | 119 | s | 1538 | Better CARE for Animals Act of 2025 | Animals | 2025-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 37 | 2025-12-19T12:03:16Z | ||
| 119-s-1454 | 119 | s | 1454 | FIGHT Act of 2025 | Animals | 2025-04-10 | 2025-04-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] | LA | R | K000393 | 10 | 2025-12-05T22:03:12Z | ||
| 119-s-1255 | 119 | s | 1255 | Cormorant Relief Act of 2025 | Animals | 2025-04-02 | 2025-04-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] | AR | R | C001095 | 4 | 2026-01-26T14:42:09Z | ||
| 119-s-843 | 119 | s | 843 | Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2025 | Animals | 2025-03-04 | 2025-07-16 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118. | Senate | Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] | MA | D | M000133 | 7 | 2026-02-04T04:11:37Z | ||
| 119-s-171 | 119 | s | 171 | A bill to remove the lesser prairie-chicken from the lists of threatened species and endangered species published pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, to amend that Act to exclude the lesser prairie-chicken from the authority of that Act, and for other purposes. | Animals | 2025-01-21 | 2025-01-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] | KS | R | M001198 | 4 | 2025-07-29T19:14:09Z | ||
| 119-s-85 | 119 | s | 85 | Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025 | Animals | 2025-01-14 | 2025-01-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] | HI | D | H001042 | 1 | 2025-04-15T21:22:48Z | ||
| 118-s-5072 | 118 | s | 5072 | Puppy Protection Act of 2024 | Animals | 2024-09-17 | 2024-09-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S6099-6100) | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 0 | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | ||
| 118-s-4963 | 118 | s | 4963 | Wildlife-Agriculture Disease Prevention Act of 2024 | Animals | 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | B001230 | 5 | 2025-05-27T14:16:16Z | ||
| 118-s-4610 | 118 | s | 4610 | A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the bald eagle as the national bird. | Animals | 2024-06-20 | 2024-12-23 | Became Public Law No: 118-206. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 3 | 2025-09-05T16:27:34Z | ||
| 118-s-4206 | 118 | s | 4206 | Captive Primate Safety Act | Animals | 2024-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 7 | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | ||
| 118-s-4022 | 118 | s | 4022 | Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2024 | Animals | 2024-03-21 | 2024-03-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 1 | 2025-12-05T08:41:54Z | ||
| 118-s-4033 | 118 | s | 4033 | Goldieâs Act of 2024 | Animals | 2024-03-21 | 2024-03-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 1 | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | ||
| 118-s-4004 | 118 | s | 4004 | PAST Act of 2024 | Animals | 2024-03-20 | 2024-03-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] | ID | R | C000880 | 53 | 2025-12-03T09:14:40Z | ||
| 118-s-3694 | 118 | s | 3694 | SWIMS Act of 2024 | Animals | 2024-01-30 | 2024-01-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 7 | 2025-12-05T09:02:24Z | ||
| 118-s-2870 | 118 | s | 2870 | Sturgeon Conservation and Sustainability Act | Animals | 2023-09-20 | 2023-09-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] | FL | R | S001217 | 2 | 2025-12-05T09:04:58Z | ||
| 118-s-2555 | 118 | s | 2555 | Better CARE for Animals Act of 2023 | Animals | 2023-07-27 | 2023-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 38 | 2025-12-05T08:59:12Z | ||
| 118-s-2571 | 118 | s | 2571 | Grizzly Bear Review and Resource Restart Act of 2023 | Animals | 2023-07-27 | 2023-07-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3761) | Senate | Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] | ID | R | R000584 | 2 | 2025-12-05T09:20:33Z | ||
| 118-s-2395 | 118 | s | 2395 | WILD Act | Animals | 2023-07-19 | 2023-12-11 | By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 118-128. | Senate | Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] | DE | D | C000174 | 1 | 2026-01-07T12:03:26Z | ||
| 118-s-2397 | 118 | s | 2397 | WATCH Act | Animals | 2023-07-19 | 2023-07-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] | MO | R | S001227 | 8 | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | ||
| 118-s-2086 | 118 | s | 2086 | Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act of 2023 | Animals | 2023-06-21 | 2024-08-01 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 476. | Senate | Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] | MA | D | M000133 | 6 | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | ||
| 118-s-1895 | 118 | s | 1895 | A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to reissue a final rule removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. | Animals | 2023-06-08 | 2023-06-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] | WI | R | J000293 | 3 | 2025-05-27T14:16:15Z | ||
| 118-s-1833 | 118 | s | 1833 | Protecting Whales, Human Safety, and the Economy Act of 2023 | Animals | 2023-06-06 | 2023-06-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] | WV | D | M001183 | 3 | 2025-12-05T09:21:03Z | ||
| 118-s-1788 | 118 | s | 1788 | A bill to require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to update the Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf, and for other purposes. | Animals | 2023-06-01 | 2023-06-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] | WI | D | B001230 | 1 | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | ||
| 118-s-1666 | 118 | s | 1666 | Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act of 2023 | Animals | 2023-05-17 | 2023-05-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 6 | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | ||
| 118-s-1529 | 118 | s | 1529 | FIGHT Act of 2023 | Animals | 2023-05-10 | 2023-05-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 18 | 2025-05-27T14:15:52Z | ||
| 118-s-502 | 118 | s | 502 | Healthy Dog Importation Act | Animals | 2023-02-16 | 2023-02-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 12 | 2025-12-05T08:31:51Z | ||
| 117-s-4740 | 117 | s | 4740 | SWIMS Act of 2022 | Animals | 2022-08-02 | 2022-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3864) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 6 | Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings Act of 2022 or as the SWIMS Act of 2022 This bill establishes prohibitions on capturing, importing, exporting, or breeding of orcas, beluga whales, false killer whales, or pilot whales for the purpose of public display. Specifically, the bill prohibits the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from issuing any permit under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 that authorizes the taking (e.g., capturing) or importation of such orcas or whales for the purpose of public display. The bill further revises the act to make it unlawful to export such orcas or whales, unless they are being transported to marine mammal sanctuaries or for release into the wild. Further, the bill makes it unlawful under the Animal Welfare Act for any person to breed or artificially inseminate such marine mammals for purposes of using their progeny for public display. | 2022-12-29T19:03:36Z | |
| 117-s-4432 | 117 | s | 4432 | Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act of 2022 | Animals | 2022-06-16 | 2022-06-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] | MA | D | M000133 | 5 | Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Act of 2022 This bill establishes the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance Grant Program. | 2023-08-25T22:47:58Z | |
| 117-s-4187 | 117 | s | 4187 | Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2022 | Animals | 2022-05-11 | 2022-05-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 1 | Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and otherwise modifies a grant program that supports conservation projects for neotropical migratory birds. Modifications include (1) increasing the maximum federal share of project costs from 25% to 33.3%, and (2) requiring the Department of the Interior to establish criteria for awarding the grants. | 2023-08-22T14:30:30Z | |
| 117-s-4111 | 117 | s | 4111 | Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act of 2022 | Animals | 2022-04-28 | 2022-04-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 23 | Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address chronic wasting disease afflicting deer, elk, and moose populations. Specifically, the bill directs USDA to establish a program to research and manage the disease. Under the program, USDA must offer to enter into agreements with state or tribal wildlife agencies and departments of agriculture, institutions of higher education, and research centers to support research on the transmission of, resistance to, and diagnosis of the disease. In addition, USDA must offer to enter into agreements with such agencies and departments to support state and tribal efforts to develop and implement management strategies that address the disease. USDA must also develop and maintain materials to inform the public on chronic wasting disease and techniques to help prevent the spread of the disease. In addition, USDA must solicit public feedback on potential updates and improvements to standards of the chronic wasting disease herd certification program. | 2023-08-22T14:30:29Z | |
| 117-s-4005 | 117 | s | 4005 | Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2022 | Animals | 2022-04-05 | 2022-04-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] | TN | R | H000601 | 3 | Protecting Horses from Soring Act of 2022 This bill revises requirements concerning the inspection of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and actions for sored horses (e.g., horses suffering from pain when moving due to substances or devices placed on their limbs). Specifically, this bill replaces a requirement for the Department of Agriculture to prescribe regulations governing the appointment of inspectors with a requirement for the Horse Industry Organization, which is established by this bill, to appoint inspectors. | 2022-12-29T23:48:38Z | |
| 117-s-3765 | 117 | s | 3765 | SAFE SEAS Act of 2022 | Animals | 2022-03-07 | 2022-03-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] | NH | D | S001181 | 2 | Stewarding Atlantic Fisheries Ecosystems by Supporting Economic Assistance and Sustainability Act of 2022 or the SAFE SEAS Act of 2022 This bill establishes grants for states to assist lobster and Jonah crab harvesters with the costs of gear modifications in accordance with the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan. | 2023-08-15T17:00:31Z | |
| 117-s-3738 | 117 | s | 3738 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. | Animals | 2022-03-02 | 2022-03-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] | WI | R | J000293 | 3 | This bill addresses the removal of federal protections for the gray wolf (Canis lupus). Specifically, the Department of the Interior must reinstate a rule that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes region from the endangered and threatened species list. The bill exempts the reinstated rule from judicial review. In addition, it exempts from judicial review a reinstated rule that removes the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list. | 2022-12-29T22:18:20Z | |
| 117-s-3664 | 117 | s | 3664 | Right Whale Coexistence Act of 2022 | Animals | 2022-02-16 | 2022-12-12 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 628. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 6 | Right Whale Coexistence Act of 2022 This bill provides support for the conservation of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). Specifically, it requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide financial assistance for certain projects designed to reduce the lethal and sub-lethal effects of human activities on North Atlantic right whales. In addition, NOAA must conduct surveys of plankton on an ongoing basis using a continuous plankton recorder. | 2023-02-02T05:15:31Z | |
| 117-s-3613 | 117 | s | 3613 | Chimp Sanctuary Act | Animals | 2022-02-09 | 2022-02-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] | LA | R | K000393 | 4 | Chimp Sanctuary Act This bill prohibits the housing of chimpanzees at any Air Force installation. Any chimpanzees currently housed at an Air Force installation must be transferred to Chimp Haven in Louisiana. | 2023-08-08T17:00:31Z | |
| 117-s-3472 | 117 | s | 3472 | Bear Poaching Elimination Act of 2022 | Animals | 2022-01-11 | 2022-01-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] | LA | R | K000393 | 5 | Bear Poaching Elimination Act of 2022 This bill makes it unlawful for a person to knowingly import, export, sell, purchase, possess, transport, deliver, or receive bear viscera or related products except for limited acts carried out solely to enforce wildlife protection laws. | 2022-12-30T04:04:48Z | |
| 117-s-3220 | 117 | s | 3220 | Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act of 2021 | Animals | 2021-11-17 | 2021-11-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 1 | Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act of 2021 This bill prohibits the use of exotic or wild animals in performances of a traveling animal act, such as a circus, carnival, or parade. The prohibition does not apply to zoos, aquariums, research facilities, wildlife sanctuaries, and other entities. The prohibition also does not apply to domestic animals or farm animals. | 2023-03-08T20:26:17Z | |
| 117-s-2577 | 117 | s | 2577 | A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes. | Animals | 2021-07-30 | 2021-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] | AK | R | S001198 | 1 | This bill states that nothing in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act prohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, or transporting any authentic Alaska Native handicraft, clothing, or art on the basis that it contains a nonedible migratory bird part, so long as the bird was not taken in a wasteful manner. | 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z | |
| 117-s-2295 | 117 | s | 2295 | PAST Act of 2021 | Animals | 2021-06-24 | 2021-06-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] | ID | R | C000880 | 52 | Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2021 or the PAST Act of 2021 This bill addresses the practice of soring horses. The soring of horses includes various actions taken on horses' limbs to produce higher gaits that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. Specifically, the bill expands soring regulation and enforcement at horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions, including by establishing a new system for inspecting horses for soring. In addition, the bill increases penalties for violations. | 2022-12-31T05:25:52Z | |
| 117-s-2154 | 117 | s | 2154 | A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to extend the Federal framework closing date for the hunting of ducks, mergansers, and coots, and for other purposes. | Animals | 2021-06-21 | 2021-06-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] | LA | R | K000393 | 0 | This bill allows the Department of the Interior to extend the hunting season for ducks, mergansers, and coots. Currently, the hunting season must end no later than January 31 each year. This bill allows the hunting season to end no later than March 10. | 2022-12-31T05:26:45Z | |
| 117-s-1588 | 117 | s | 1588 | Captive Primate Safety Act | Animals | 2021-05-12 | 2021-05-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 13 | Captive Primate Safety Act This bill limits the trade and possession of nonhuman primates. For example, the bill prohibits most individuals from owning a nonhuman primate as a pet. | 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z | |
| 117-s-1484 | 117 | s | 1484 | Forage Fish Conservation Act of 2021 | Animals | 2021-04-29 | 2021-04-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 1 | Forage Fish Conservation Act of 2021 This bill addresses the management and conservation of forage fish. The Department of Commerce must issue a definition for the term forage fish. It must consider certain factors in defining such term, including whether a species covered by the definition (1) is at a low trophic level; (2) is generally small to intermediate-sized; (3) occurs in schools or other dense aggregations; (4) contributes significantly to the diets of other fish, marine mammals, or birds; and (5) serves as a conduit for energy transfer to species at a higher trophic level. Commerce must also establish guidelines to assist regional fishery management councils in (1) developing a list of unmanaged forage fish areas and prohibiting the development of any new forage fish fisheries until the potential impacts of such fisheries have been assessed; and (2)setting annual catch limits for forage fish fisheries that assess, specify, and reduce such limits by the diet needs of other fish species and marine wildlife. The bill adds shad (American shad and hickory shad)and river herring (blueback herring and alewife)to the list of managed stocks for the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. | 2023-01-11T13:49:04Z | |
| 117-s-1372 | 117 | s | 1372 | Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2021 | Animals | 2021-04-27 | 2021-04-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] | FL | R | R000595 | 4 | Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2021 This bill addresses the conservation and management of sharks. The bill prohibits the importation into the United States of shark products from a nation that does not have measures to provide for the conservation and management of sharks and measures to prohibit shark finning (the removal of a shark's fins, including the tail, and discarding the remainder of the shark at sea) that are comparable to those of the United States. The bill includes exceptions to this prohibition for law enforcement, subsistence purposes, education, conservation, or scientific research. The Department of Commerce must certify nations with protections for sharks that are comparable to those of the United States. Commerce must revise its regulations to include rays and skates as species that are subject to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program. (The Seafood Import Monitoring Program has data reporting and recordkeeping requirements for imported fish or fish products entering U.S. commerce.) | 2023-01-11T13:49:10Z | |
| 117-s-1378 | 117 | s | 1378 | Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments, and Research Act of 2021 | Animals | 2021-04-27 | 2021-04-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2227) | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 18 | Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments, and Research Act of 2021 or the AFTER Act of 2021 This bill requires departments, agencies, or instrumentalities that operate federal research facilities or exhibit animals to promulgate regulations that facilitate and encourage the adoption of certain animals that are suitable for retirement. | 2023-03-08T20:12:44Z | |
| 117-s-1385 | 117 | s | 1385 | Puppy Protection Act of 2021 | Animals | 2021-04-27 | 2021-04-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S2227-2228) | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 42 | Puppy Protection Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. Specifically, the standards must require dog dealers to provide to dogs adequate housing, exercise, and veterinary care; appropriate and nutritious food; continuous access to potable water; and meaningful socialization with humans and compatible dogs for at least 30 minutes each day. The standards must also include requirements for breeders to use safe breeding practices and make all reasonable efforts to find humane placement for retired breeding dogs. | 2023-01-11T13:49:09Z | |
| 117-s-1289 | 117 | s | 1289 | Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2021 | Animals | 2021-04-21 | 2022-02-15 | By Senator Cantwell from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 117-77. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 4 | Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2021 This bill provides support for efforts to protect marine mammals. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and generally revises the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, including by renaming the program as the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program. The bill also establishes the Joseph R. Geraci Marine Mammal Rescue and Rapid Response Fund for providing emergency financial assistance for certain stranded or entangled marine mammals and otherwise provides support for marine mammals. | 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z | |
| 117-s-1210 | 117 | s | 1210 | Big Cat Public Safety Act | Animals | 2021-04-19 | 2021-04-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 48 | Big Cat Public Safety Act This bill revises requirements governing the trade of big cats (i.e., species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Specifically, it revises restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including to restrict direct contact between the public and big cats. | 2023-01-11T13:49:18Z | |
| 117-s-1106 | 117 | s | 1106 | Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2021 | Animals | 2021-04-13 | 2021-04-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 46 | Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2021 This bill makes it illegal to possess, buy, sell, or transport shark fins or any product containing shark fins, except for certain dogfish fins. A person may possess a shark fin that was lawfully taken consistent with a license or permit under certain circumstances. Penalties are imposed for violations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.The maximum civil penalty for each violation shall be $100,000, or the fair market value of the shark fins involved, whichever is greater. | 2023-01-11T13:49:22Z | |
| 117-s-1050 | 117 | s | 1050 | Cormorant Relief Act | Animals | 2021-03-25 | 2021-03-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] | AR | R | C001095 | 4 | Cormorant Relief Act This bill provides statutory authority for certain regulations that allow for the taking of double-crested cormorants (birds) to protect fish at aquaculture facilities and to protect public resources (e.g., fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats). | 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z | |
| 116-s-5053 | 116 | s | 5053 | Forage Fish Conservation Act | Animals | 2020-12-17 | 2020-12-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 0 | Forage Fish Conservation Act This bill addresses the management and conservation of forage fish. (A forage fish is any fish at a low trophic level that contributes significantly to the diets of other fish, marine mammals, or birds and serves as a conduit for energy transfer to species at a higher trophic level.) The Department of Commerce must establish guidelines to assist regional fishery management councils in (1) developing a list of unmanaged forage fish areas and prohibiting the development of any new forage fish fisheries until the potential impacts of such fisheries have been assessed; and (2)setting annual catch limits for forage fish fisheries that assess, specify, and reduce such limits by the diet needs of other fish species and marine wildlife. The bill adds shad (American shad and hickory shad)and river herring (blueback herring and alewife)to the list of managed stocks for the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. | 2023-01-11T13:43:46Z | |
| 116-s-4757 | 116 | s | 4757 | Puppy Protection Act of 2020 | Animals | 2020-09-29 | 2020-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S5897) | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 30 | Puppy Protection Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. Specifically, the standards must require dog dealers to provide to dogs adequate housing, exercise, and veterinary care; appropriate and nutritious food; continuous access to potable water; and meaningful socialization with humans and compatible dogs for at least 30 minutes each day. The standards must also include requirements for breeders to use safe breeding practices and make all reasonable efforts to find humane placement for retired breeding dogs. | 2023-01-11T13:44:40Z | |
| 116-s-4650 | 116 | s | 4650 | A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes. | Animals | 2020-09-22 | 2020-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] | AK | R | S001198 | 1 | This bill states that nothing in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act prohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, or transporting any authentic Alaska Native handicraft, clothing, or art on the basis that it contains a nonedible migratory bird part, so long as the bird was not taken in a wasteful manner. | 2023-01-11T13:44:44Z | |
| 116-s-3196 | 116 | s | 3196 | Bear Protection Act of 2020 | Animals | 2020-01-15 | 2020-01-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] | LA | R | K000393 | 3 | Bear Protection Act of 2020 This bill prohibits a person from knowingly importing, exporting, selling, possessing, transporting, or receiving bear viscera or related products, except for limited acts carried out solely to enforce wildlife protection laws. | 2022-02-08T23:22:53Z | |
| 116-s-2802 | 116 | s | 2802 | Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2019 | Animals | 2019-11-06 | 2019-12-11 | Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 3 | Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2019 This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 and generally revises the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program, including by renaming the program as the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program. The bill also establishes the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue and Rapid Response Fund for providing emergency financial assistance for certain stranded or entangled marine mammals and otherwise provides support for marine mammals. | 2022-11-01T05:02:36Z | |
| 116-s-2561 | 116 | s | 2561 | Big Cat Public Safety Act | Animals | 2019-09-26 | 2019-09-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 41 | Big Cat Public Safety Act This bill revises requirements governing the trade of big cats (i.e., species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Specifically, it revises restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including to restrict direct contact between the public and big cats. | 2022-11-01T13:49:47Z | |
| 116-s-2562 | 116 | s | 2562 | Captive Primate Safety Act | Animals | 2019-09-26 | 2019-09-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 12 | Captive Primate Safety Act This bill revises requirements governing the trade of wildlife species, including to add nonhuman primate species to the list of wildlife species that may not be imported, exported, transported, sold, received, acquired, or purchased in interstate or foreign commerce. | 2022-11-01T13:49:47Z | |
| 116-s-2465 | 116 | s | 2465 | Cormorant Relief Act | Animals | 2019-09-11 | 2019-09-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] | AR | R | C001095 | 1 | Cormorant Relief Act This bill provides statutory authority for certain regulations that allow for the taking of double-crested cormorants (birds) to protect fish at aquaculture facilities and to protect public resources (e.g., fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats). | 2022-11-01T13:50:03Z | |
| 116-s-2453 | 116 | s | 2453 | SAVE Right Whales Act | Animals | 2019-09-10 | 2020-08-13 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 519. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 5 | Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Act of 2019 or the SAVE Right Whales Act This bill provides support for the conservation of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). Specifically, it requires the Department of Commerce to provide financial assistance for projects designed to reduce the lethal or sub-lethal effects of human activities on such whales. In addition, Commerce must conduct surveys of plankton on an ongoing basis using a continuous plankton recorder. | 2023-01-11T13:45:22Z | |
| 116-s-2322 | 116 | s | 2322 | AFTER Act of 2019 | Animals | 2019-07-30 | 2019-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5199) | Senate | Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] | ME | R | C001035 | 10 | Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments, and Research Act of 2019 or the AFTER Act of 2019 This bill requires agencies or instrumentalities operating federal research facilities to promulgate regulations that facilitate and encourage the adoption of animals that are suitable for retirement. | 2022-11-01T13:50:17Z | |
| 116-s-2194 | 116 | s | 2194 | PREDATORS Act | Animals | 2019-07-22 | 2019-07-24 | Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | WY | R | B001261 | 3 | Promoting Resourceful and Effective Deterrents Against Threats Or Risks involving Species Act or the PREDATORS Act This bill establishes an annual prize competition for a technological advancement that promotes reducing human and predator animal conflict using nonlethal means, including the application and monitoring of tagging technologies. | 2022-11-01T13:50:30Z | |
| 116-s-2121 | 116 | s | 2121 | Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act of 2019 | Animals | 2019-07-15 | 2019-07-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 3 | Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the use of exotic or wild animals in performances of a traveling animal act, such as a circus, carnival, or parade. The prohibition does not apply to zoos, aquariums, research facilities, wildlife sanctuaries, and other entities. The prohibition also does not apply to domestic animals or farm animals. | 2022-11-01T13:50:38Z | |
| 116-s-1455 | 116 | s | 1455 | Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2019 | Animals | 2019-05-14 | 2019-05-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] | TN | R | A000360 | 4 | Horse Protection Amendments Act of 2019 This bill revises requirements concerning the inspection of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and actions for sored horses (e.g., horses suffering from pain when moving due to substances or devices placed on their limbs). Specifically, this bill replaces a requirement for the Department of Agriculture to prescribe regulations governing the appointment of inspectors with a requirement for the Horse Industry Organization, which is established by this bill, to appoint inspectors. | 2022-03-02T16:13:00Z | |
| 116-s-1326 | 116 | s | 1326 | Chronic Wasting Disease Research Act | Animals | 2019-05-06 | 2019-05-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] | ND | R | H001061 | 3 | Chronic Wasting Disease Research Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to award grants for research on the transmission of, resistance to, and diagnosis of chronic wasting disease afflicting deer, elk, and moose populations. | 2022-02-08T23:21:44Z | |
| 116-s-1007 | 116 | s | 1007 | PAST Act | Animals | 2019-04-03 | 2019-04-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] | ID | R | C000880 | 51 | Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2019 or the PAST Act This bill addresses the practice of soring horses. The soring of horses includes various actions taken on horses' limbs to produce higher gaits that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. Specifically, the bill expands soring regulation and enforcement at horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions, including by establishing a new system for inspecting horses for soring. In addition, the bill increases penalties for violations. | 2022-11-01T19:02:22Z | |
| 116-s-1008 | 116 | s | 1008 | Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2019 | Animals | 2019-04-03 | 2019-04-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] | FL | R | R000595 | 4 | Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2019 This bill addresses the conservation and management of sharks. The bill prohibits the importation into the United States of shark products from a nation that does not have measures to provide for the conservation and management of sharks and measures to prohibit shark finning (the removal of a shark's fins, including the tail, and discarding the remainder of the shark at sea) that are comparable to those of the United States. The bill includes exceptions to this prohibition for law enforcement, subsistence purposes, education, conservation, or scientific research. The Department of Commerce must certify nations with protections for sharks that are comparable to those of the United States. Commerce must revise its regulations to include rays and skates as species that are subject to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program. (The Seafood Import Monitoring Program has data reporting and recordkeeping requirements for imported fish or fish products entering U.S. commerce.) | 2022-11-01T19:02:22Z | |
| 116-s-877 | 116 | s | 877 | Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019 | Animals | 2019-03-26 | 2019-12-12 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 325. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 46 | Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2019 This bill makes it illegal to possess, buy, sell, or transport shark fins or any product containing shark fins, except for certain dogfish fins. A person may possess a shark fin that was lawfully taken consistent with a license or permit under certain circumstances. Penalties are imposed for violations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.The maximum civil penalty for each violation shall be $100,000, or the fair market value of the shark fins involved, whichever is greater. | 2022-11-01T18:17:19Z | |
| 116-s-831 | 116 | s | 831 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. | Animals | 2019-03-14 | 2019-03-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] | WI | R | J000293 | 3 | This bill addresses the removal of federal protections for the gray wolf (Canis lupus). Specifically, the Department of the Interior must reinstate a rule that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes region from the endangered and threatened species list. The bill exempts the reinstated rule from judicial review. In addition, it exempts from judicial review a reinstated rule that removes the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list. | 2022-11-01T18:02:35Z | |
| 116-s-708 | 116 | s | 708 | KITTEN Act of 2019 | Animals | 2019-03-07 | 2019-03-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 3 | Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2019 or the KITTEN Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture from using cats in experiments that may cause pain or stress, unless the pain or stress is a result of a physical exam or training program. | 2022-11-01T17:17:22Z | |
| 116-s-689 | 116 | s | 689 | Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act | Animals | 2019-03-06 | 2019-03-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 7 | Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support state and tribal efforts to address chronic wasting disease. The transmissible disease afflicts deer, elk, and moose populations. In addition, USDA must make grants to research centers to support efforts to expand and accelerate applied research on the disease. Land management agencies of the USDA and the Department of the Interior must work cooperatively with states in researching the disease and implementing state management strategies to reduce the spread and prevalence of the disease. | 2022-11-01T17:17:26Z | |
| 116-s-613 | 116 | s | 613 | DEER Act | Animals | 2019-02-28 | 2019-02-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] | MS | R | H001079 | 1 | Detection, Enhanced Education, and Response Act of 2019 or the DEER Act This bill addresses chronic wasting disease, which is a transmissible disease that afflicts deer, elk, and moose populations. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support state efforts to develop and implement chronic wasting disease surveillance, testing, management, and response activities. In addition, USDA must (1) establish a multiagency task force to respond to the disease, and (2) award a grant to a land-grant college or university to establish a policy research center for wildlife diseases. | 2022-11-01T16:47:40Z | |
| 116-s-382 | 116 | s | 382 | Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act | Animals | 2019-02-07 | 2019-02-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1135-1136) | Senate | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | WY | R | B001261 | 31 | Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act This bill requires the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the U.S. Geological Survey to contract the National Academy of Sciences to study the predominant pathways and mechanisms of the transmission of chronic wasting disease in wild, captive, and farmed populations of deer, elk, reindeer, and moose populations in the United States. | 2022-11-01T15:47:45Z | |
| 116-s-310 | 116 | s | 310 | Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act | Animals | 2019-01-31 | 2019-03-14 | By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 116-9. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 10 | Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act This bill reauthorizes the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act program through FY2024. | 2022-11-01T15:32:56Z | |
| 116-s-268 | 116 | s | 268 | WILD Act | Animals | 2019-01-29 | 2019-03-26 | By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 116-18. | Senate | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | WY | R | B001261 | 5 | Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act or the WILD Act This bill reauthorizes and revises several wildlife conservation programs, establishes requirements for invasive species management, and requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to establish certain prize competitions. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2023 (1) the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program; and (2) accounts under the Multinational Species Conservation Fund for the protection of African elephants, Asian elephants, rhinoceros, tigers, and great apes. The bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund, including to expand the fund to include funding for the conservation of tortoises and freshwater turtles. In addition, the bill requires certain federal agencies to (1) control and manage invasive species, and (2) develop strategic plans for implementing invasive species programs designed to achieve substantive annual net reductions of invasive species populations or infested acreage on land or water. Finally, the USFWS must establish Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prizes to encourage technological innovation with the potential to advance the mission of the USFWS with respect to the prevention of wildlife poaching and trafficking, promotion of wildlife conservation, management of invasive species, protection of endangered species, and nonlethal management of human-wildlife conflicts. | 2022-11-01T15:32:56Z | |
| 115-s-3780 | 115 | s | 3780 | KITTEN Act of 2018 | Animals | 2018-12-19 | 2018-12-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 0 | Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2018 or the KITTEN Act of 2018 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from using cats in experiments that may cause pain or stress, unless the pain or stress is a result of a physical exam or training program. | 2023-01-11T13:40:39Z | |
| 115-s-3644 | 115 | s | 3644 | Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act | Animals | 2018-11-15 | 2018-11-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | WY | R | B001261 | 13 | Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act This bill requires the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to contract the National Academy of Sciences to study the predominant pathways and mechanisms of the transmission of chronic wasting disease in wild, captive, and farmed populations of deer, elk, reindeer, and moose populations in the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:40:55Z | |
| 115-s-3605 | 115 | s | 3605 | Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 | Animals | 2018-10-11 | 2018-10-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6820-6821) | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 0 | Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 This bill supports wildlife conservation, including by: (1) expanding federal law enforcement powers to combat wildlife trafficking (i.e., poaching), (2) rewarding whistle-blowers for reporting violations of wildlife-trafficking laws, (3) requiring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to carry out the International Wildlife Conservation Program, and (4) providing funding for wildlife conservation as well as enforcement of illegal fishing violations. | 2023-01-11T13:41:06Z | |
| 115-s-3315 | 115 | s | 3315 | Predation Reduction of Salmon Act | Animals | 2018-07-31 | 2018-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 1 | Predation Reduction of Salmon Act This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to issue permits allowing Washington, Oregon, and Idaho to kill sea lions in a portion of the Columbia River and certain tributaries in order to protect specified fish from sea lion predation. Specifically, the permits may be issued to protect: (1) endangered or threatened species of salmon, steelhead, or eulachon; and (2) species of lamprey or sturgeon that are listed as a species of concern. Those states may enter into memoranda of understanding with Indian tribes with legal or historic interests in the protection of the species in such area for deterrence and removal of sea lions. Permits may be issued to kill sea lions only if the sea lions are part of a population that is not categorized as depleted or strategic. The cumulative annual taking of sea lions each year under all such permits is limited to 10% of the annual potential biological removal level. In addition, the takings must be humane. NOAA must suspend the issuance of the permits if, after five years, lethal removal authority is no longer necessary to protect fish from sea lion predation. The Department of the Interior must study the effectiveness of the permits on the recovery of salmon and steelhead stocks. | 2023-01-11T13:41:46Z | |
| 115-s-3297 | 115 | s | 3297 | Washington County, Utah, Public Land Act | Animals | 2018-07-30 | 2018-08-22 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-528. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 0 | Washington County, Utah, Public Land Act This bill expands the Desert Tortoise Habitat Conservation Plan to include additional habitat for the desert tortoise in Utah and recognizes a transportation and utility corridor in the Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area. | 2023-01-11T13:41:46Z | |
| 115-s-3119 | 115 | s | 3119 | Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act | Animals | 2018-06-21 | 2018-12-18 | Became Public Law No: 115-329. | Senate | Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] | ID | R | R000584 | 9 | Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to issue permits allowing Washington, Oregon, Idaho, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation to kill sea lions in a portion of the Columbia River and certain tributaries in order to protect certain fish from sea lion predation. Specifically, the permits may be issued to protect (1) endangered or threatened species of salmon, steelhead, or eulachon; and (2) species of lamprey or sturgeon that are listed as a species of concern. Permits may be issued to kill sea lions only if the sea lions are part of a population that is not categorized as depleted or strategic. The cumulative annual taking of sea lions each year under all such permits is limited to 10% of the annual potential biological removal level (the maximum number of animals that may be removed from a marine mammal stock while allowing that stock to reach or maintain its optimum sustainable population). In addition, the takings must be humane. NOAA must suspend the issuance of the permits if, after five years, lethal removal authority is no longer necessary to protect fish from sea lion predation. (Sec. 5) The Department of Commerce must study the effectiveness of the permits on the recovery of endangered and threatened salmon and steelhead stocks. | 2023-03-22T19:51:02Z | |
| 115-s-3038 | 115 | s | 3038 | SAVE Right Whales Act | Animals | 2018-06-07 | 2018-06-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 8 | Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Act of 2018 or the SAVE Right Whales Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to provide financial assistance for the conservation of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). | 2023-01-11T13:42:10Z | |
| 115-s-2990 | 115 | s | 2990 | Big Cat Public Safety Act | Animals | 2018-06-05 | 2018-06-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 6 | Big Cat Public Safety Act This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from breeding or possessing prohibited wildlife species (i.e., any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Breeding means facilitating propagation or reproduction (whether intentionally or negligently), or failing to prevent propagation or reproduction. The bill revises the list of entities that are exempt from Lacey Act prohibitions regarding those wildlife species to include: (1) certain entities that hold Class C licenses in good standing under the Animal Welfare Act, and (2) current owners of animals that were born before this bill's enactment if the animals are registered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Those entities and owners may not allow direct contact between the public and the prohibited wildlife species. A person who knowingly violates the prohibition must be fined not more than $20,000, or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. The bill extends forfeiture provisions to fish, wildlife, or plants that are bred or possessed. | 2023-01-11T13:42:12Z | |
| 115-s-2957 | 115 | s | 2957 | PAST Act | Animals | 2018-05-24 | 2018-05-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] | ID | R | C000880 | 45 | Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2018 or the PAST Act This bill amends the Horse Protection Act to establish a new system for inspecting horses for soring, revise penalties for violations of the Act, and modify enforcement procedures. The soring of horses is any of various actions taken on a horse's limb to produce a higher gait that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish requirements to license, train, assign, and oversee persons hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions to detect and diagnose sore horses. A license may not be issued to a person with conflicts of interest, and USDA must give preference to veterinarians. USDA may revoke a license for unsatisfactory performance. USDA must assign licensed inspectors after receiving notice that management intends to hire the inspectors. An inspector must issue a citation for violations and notify USDA of violations. USDA must publish information on violations of this bill and disqualify a horse that is sore. The bill prohibits a person in any horse show, exhibition, sale, or auction from causing or directing a horse to become sore for the purpose of showing, exhibiting, selling, or auctioning the horse. The bill prohibits the use of specified devices on a Tennessee Walking, a Racking, or a Spotted Saddle horse at a show, exhibition, sale, or auction. The bill increases the maximum criminal and civil liability penalties for certain violations. USDA may disqualify violators from specified activities related to horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions. | 2023-01-11T13:42:27Z | |
| 115-s-2971 | 115 | s | 2971 | PACE Act | Animals | 2018-05-24 | 2018-05-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 27 | Parity in Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act or the PACE Act This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the sponsoring or exhibiting of animal fights involving live birds (such as cockfights). Under current law, the fights are unlawful only if they take place in states or U.S. territories or possessions that have banned it. | 2023-01-11T13:42:27Z | |
| 115-s-2942 | 115 | s | 2942 | Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities for Veterans Act | Animals | 2018-05-23 | 2018-05-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] | MS | R | H001079 | 1 | Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities for Veterans Act This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to revise requirements for hunting ducks, mergansers, and coots. Specifically, the bill establishes January 31 of each year as the closing date of the hunting season for ducks, mergansers, and coots. In addition, the bill extends the hunting season for those birds by an extra weekend for youths, veterans, and members of the Armed Forces on active duty. The Department of the Interior may not decrease the length of the hunting season or bag limit, as compared to the 2017-2018 hunting season, in the Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, or Pacific flyway. | 2023-01-11T13:42:28Z | |
| 115-s-2369 | 115 | s | 2369 | Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018 | Animals | 2018-02-05 | 2018-12-11 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 728. | Senate | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] | AK | R | S001198 | 2 | Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2018 This bill amends the Whaling Convention Act of 1949 to require the Department of Commerce to authorize aboriginal subsistence whaling if the whaling: (1) is for subsistence purposes, including the sale of authentic native articles of handicrafts and clothing; (2) does not include the striking, taking, or killing of calves or a whale accompanied by a calf; and (3) is not accomplished in a wasteful manner. Commerce must establish catch limits for subsistence whaling by Alaska Natives if: (1) the International Whaling Commission (IWC) fails to establish the limits, and (2) Commerce determines that subsistence whaling is sustainable based on IWC's most recent review of the status of the affected whale. | 2023-01-11T13:40:27Z | |
| 115-s-2277 | 115 | s | 2277 | A bill to require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States. | Animals | 2018-01-04 | 2018-01-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] | AZ | R | F000444 | 0 | This bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to determine whether a population of at least 100 Mexican gray wolves in a 5,000-square-mile area within the historic range of the Mexican gray wolf has been established, as described in the Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan of 1982. The term Mexican gray wolf includes any gray wolf that the USFWS determines will take the place of, or correspond with, the Mexican gray wolf. If the USFWS makes a determination that the population has been established, then: (1) the Mexican gray wolf shall be excluded from a list of endangered species, threatened species, or experimental populations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; and (2) the management of the Mexican gray wolf must be assumed by each state in which the wolf is present. | 2023-01-11T13:38:54Z | |
| 115-s-2252 | 115 | s | 2252 | Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act | Animals | 2017-12-19 | 2017-12-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 3 | Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act This bill amends the Animal Health Protection Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support state and tribal efforts in developing and implementing management strategies to address chronic wasting disease. The transmissible disease afflicts deer, elk, and moose populations. In addition, USDA must make grants to research centers to support efforts to expand and accelerate applied research on the disease. Land management agencies of the USDA and the Department of the Interior must work cooperatively with states in researching the disease and implementing state management strategies to reduce the spread and prevalence of the disease. | 2023-01-11T13:39:06Z | |
| 115-s-1965 | 115 | s | 1965 | Allowing Alaska IVORY Act | Animals | 2017-10-17 | 2018-12-05 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718. | Senate | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] | AK | R | S001198 | 1 | Allowing Alaska to Improve Vital Opportunities in the Rural Economy Act or the Allowing Alaska IVORY Act This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to revise an exemption for Alaskan natives from a moratorium on taking and importing marine mammals and marine mammal products with respect to ivory from walruses, whales, or mammoths. Under current law, the term "take" means to harass, hunt, capture, or kill, or attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill a marine mammal. States may not prohibit: (1) the importation, sale, transfer, trade, barter, or possession of ivory from walruses or whales if the ivory is legally produced by Alaskan natives as an authentic native article of handicrafts and clothing; or (2) the importation, sale, transfer, trade, or possession of mammoth ivory or mammoth ivory products. | 2023-01-11T13:38:16Z | |
| 115-s-1941 | 115 | s | 1941 | A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes. | Animals | 2017-10-05 | 2017-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] | AK | R | S001198 | 1 | This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide that nothing in such Actprohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, and transporting any authentic Alaska Native handicraft, clothing, or art on the basis that it contains a nonedible migratory bird part, so long as the bird was not taken in a wasteful manner. | 2023-01-11T13:38:17Z | |
| 115-s-1747 | 115 | s | 1747 | Florida Manatee Research and Recovery Act | Animals | 2017-08-03 | 2017-08-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 0 | Florida Manatee Research and Recovery Act This bill requires the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to begin to carry out research and recovery activities specific to Florida manatee populations, the subspecies Trichechus manatus latirostris, in the United States. The Marine Mammal Commission must recommend to the USFWS steps for the protection, conservation, and recovery of the populations. In addition, the USFWS must establish a peer-reviewed, merit-based process to award competitive grants for: (1) research regarding Florida manatees; and (2) recovery activities that assist in or promote their protection, conservation, and recovery. Within two years, the USFWS must report on: (1) the status of Florida manatee populations, (2) research and recovery activities, (3) the manatee grant review and award process, and (4) relevant consultations conducted under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) with respect to the Florida manatee. Within three years, and every five years thereafter, the USFWS must report on (1) the status of the Florida manatees' health, mortality, and habitat; (2) actions taken to improve their health, reduce their mortality, and improve and protect their habitat; (3) recommendations for actions that may be taken under current law for improving their health, reducing their mortality due to humans, and improving and protecting their habitat; (4) recommendations for funding to carry out this bill; and (5) relevant consultations conducted under the ESA. | 2023-01-11T13:38:47Z | |
| 115-s-1702 | 115 | s | 1702 | Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act | Animals | 2017-08-02 | 2017-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] | ID | R | R000584 | 1 | Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to issue one-year permits allowing Washington, Oregon, Idaho, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe to kill sea lions in a portion of the Columbia River or certain tributaries in order to protect fish from sea lion predation. Permits may be issued to kill sea lions only if the sea lions are part of a population that is not depleted. The permits may authorize the lethal taking of 100 sea lions or fewer. The cumulative annual taking of sea lions each year under all such permits is limited to 10% of the annual potential biological removal level. Permit holders must be trained in natural resource management. These permits are exempted from environmental review requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for five years. NOAA may suspend the issuance of the permits if, within five years, lethal removal authority is no longer necessary to protect fish from sea lion predation. | 2023-01-11T13:38:48Z | |
| 115-s-1537 | 115 | s | 1537 | Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act | Animals | 2017-07-12 | 2018-11-13 | By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 115-350. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 12 | Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act This bill reauthorizes the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act through FY2023. | 2023-01-11T13:37:07Z | |
| 115-s-1514 | 115 | s | 1514 | HELP for Wildlife Act | Animals | 2017-06-29 | 2017-10-05 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237. | Senate | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | WY | R | B001261 | 11 | Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act or the HELP for Wildlife Act This bill revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. The bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, and the Chesapeake Bay Program. It also reauthorizes through FY2023 the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network and the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program. The proportion of funding from the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act that states may use for public target ranges is increased. The bill revises standards for determining what a baited area is for purposes of the prohibition on taking migratory game birds. The Department of the Interior must reissue two rules that removed protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the gray wolf populations located in the western Great Lakes (all of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, as well as portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) and Wyoming. Interior's prior rules that removed the protections were overruled by district courts. Components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) are exempted from regulations of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The National Fish Habitat Board is established to: (1) promote, oversee, and coordinate the implementation of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan; (2) establish national goals and priorities for fish habitat conservation; (3) recommend the designation of Fish Habitat Partnerships; and (4) review and make recommendations regarding fish habitat conservation projects. | 2023-01-11T13:37:31Z | |
| 115-s-826 | 115 | s | 826 | WILD Act | Animals | 2017-04-04 | 2017-09-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. | Senate | Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] | WY | R | B001261 | 5 | Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act or the WILD Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 several programs that provide funding for wildlife conservation and sets forth requirements for invasive species management. TITLE I--PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION (Sec. 1001) This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program. TITLE II--FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION (Sec. 2002) This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to direct federal agencies that have duties relating to invasive species management for the protection of water and wildlife to: (1) inhibit or reduce the populations of invasive species and effectuate restoration or reclamation efforts on land the agencies manage, and (2) develop a strategic plan for implementing an invasive species program designed to achieve a substantive annual net reduction of invasive species populations or infested acreage in managed areas. Under a strategic plan, agencies must prioritize the use of methods that control and manage invasive species in the least costly manner, are based on sound science, and minimize environmental impacts. Further, agencies must expedite projects and activities that are in areas at high risk for invasive species and require immediate action to address the risk. The bill sets forth: (1) requirements for how agencies may use funds made available for invasive species management, and (2) reporting requirements. TITLE III--WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (Sec. 3001) This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund. This bill amends the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000, including to authorize the Department of the Interior to award a multi-year grant for carrying out a project that is an effective, long-term conservation strategy for great apes (defined in the Act as chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobo… | 2023-01-11T13:36:22Z | |
| 115-s-793 | 115 | s | 793 | Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2017 | Animals | 2017-03-30 | 2018-11-27 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 675. | Senate | Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | B001288 | 39 | Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2017 This bill makes it illegal to possess, buy, sell, or transport shark fins or any product containing shark fins, except for certain dogfish fins. A person may possess a shark fin that was lawfully taken consistent with a license or permit under certain circumstances. Penalties are imposed for violations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.The maximum civil penalty for each violation shall be $100,000, or the fair market value of the shark fins involved, whichever is greater. | 2023-01-11T13:36:10Z | |
| 115-s-503 | 115 | s | 503 | Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act | Animals | 2017-03-02 | 2017-03-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1580; text of measure as introduced: CR S1580-1581) | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 9 | Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to maintain and publicly disclose records relating to the administration of the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act, including specified details regarding inspections, enforcement actions, regulations, registrations, and licenses under the two laws. Within 90 days of the enactment of this bill, USDA must make the records available to the public in an online searchable database in a machine-readable format on its website. The bill also amends the Internal Revenue Code to require a taxpayer who has been convicted or assessed civil penalties for violating certain provisions of the Animal Welfare Act or the Horse Protection Act to use the alternative depreciation system that increases the number of years over which property is depreciated. The taxpayer must use the system for any property placed in service during the five-year period beginning with the year in which the period for seeking judicial review of a civil penalty has lapsed or in which there has been a final judgment entered with respect to the violation, whichever is earlier. | 2023-01-11T13:35:23Z | |
| 115-s-478 | 115 | s | 478 | Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2017 | Animals | 2017-03-01 | 2017-03-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] | AR | R | C001095 | 4 | Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to revise standards for determining what constitutes baiting for purposes of the prohibition on taking migratory game birds. A baited area, in the case of waterfowl, cranes, and coots, includes a standing, unharvested crop that has been manipulated through activities such as mowing, discing, or rolling, unless the activities are normal agricultural practices. An area is not considered to be a baited area if it: (1) has been treated with a normal agricultural practice, (2) has standing crops that have not been manipulated, or (3) has standing crops that have been or are flooded. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must submit to the Department of the Interior a report on changes to normal agricultural practices across the range of crops grown by agricultural producers in each region of the United States in which USDA harvest practice recommendations are provided to agricultural producers. | 2023-01-11T13:35:24Z |
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