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bill_id	congress	bill_type	bill_number	title	policy_area	introduced_date ▲	latest_action_date	latest_action_text	origin_chamber	sponsor_name	sponsor_state	sponsor_party	sponsor_bioguide_id	cosponsor_count	summary_text	update_date
101-hr-5947	101	hr	5947	Exhibition Animal Protection Act	Animals	1990-10-26	1990-10-26	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.	House	Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8]	PA	D	K000319	4	Exhibition Animal Protection Act - Makes it unlawful for a person who uses, exhibits, or trains an animal to be used or exhibited at a carnival, circus, animal act, zoo, rodeo, educational exhibit, or for making of a film to: (1) handle such animal in a manner which would tend to injure, kill, or otherwise cause it suffering; (2) fail to maintain an animal population control program to avoid overbreeding of animals and ensure that such animals are not sold to persons to be used for hunting, experimentation, testing, or other practice which would jeopardize their health; (3) fail to provide animals with a physical environment adequate to promote the animal's psychological well-being; or (4) elude any prohibition in this Act by leaving the United states. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) notification requirements before moving such animals; and (2) inspections for violations committed under this Act. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate rules establishing standards for a physical environment adequate to promote the psychological well-being of animals protected under this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory board to make recommendations with respect to such regulations. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Sets forth specified exemptions.	2025-08-26T17:27:44Z
101-hr-5857	101	hr	5857	To reimburse cattle owners in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and North Dakota and the governments of those States for expenses incurred to test cattle for brucellosis organisms carried outside certain units of the National Park System by elk and bison, and for other purposes.	Animals	1990-10-18	1990-12-03	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.	House	Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1]	ID	R	C000858	2	Directs the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the cattle owners of Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Idaho, and their State governments for the costs of testing cattle infected with brucellosis due to exposure to Yellowstone National Park elk and bison herds. Authorizes appropriations.	2024-02-07T13:32:55Z
101-s-2953	101	s	2953	Trawlers Relief and Working Livelihood Act of 1990	Animals	1990-08-02	1990-08-02	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Senate	Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA]	LA	D	J000189	0	Trawlers Relief and Working Livelihood Act of 1990 - Prohibits the Secretary of Commerce, notwithstanding any other provision of law, from restricting the taking of shrimp within the Exclusive Economic Zone or inland waters of the United States beyond the restrictions in effect as of enactment of this Act. Continues the prohibition until 90 days after the Secretary submits to the Congress findings regarding the need for additional restrictions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit of a specified percentage of the sales of shrimp caught using a trawl net when use of a turtle excluder device (TED) was required by Federal law. Declares that, notwithstanding any provision of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), no person shall be subject under the ESA to criminal penalties relating to the use of TEDs. Directs the Secretary, through the National Marine Fisheries Services, to implement a comprehensive headstart program involving the taking of eggs of all endangered and threatened species of sea turtles found in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic seaboard for hatching in captivity and return to the wild within one year. Directs the Secretary to construct captive maintenance facilities as necessary and ensure that the facilities include sufficient professional scientific staffs. Authorizes appropriations.	2025-08-26T17:27:27Z
101-hr-5328	101	hr	5328	Bird Conservation Research Act	Animals	1990-07-20	1990-08-01	Executive Comment Requested from Interior, NSF, Smithsonian, EPA.	House	Rep. Buechner, Jack [R-MO-2]	MO	R	B001036	24	Bird Conservation Research Act - Requires the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service to develop a ten-year comprehensive plan for the conservation of migratory nongame birds in the Western Hemisphere to facilitate the detection of trends in bird population declines at the earliest possible time and to enable a determination of the causes of such trends. Requires submission of the developed plan to the President and the Congress. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should seek a declaration by appropriate international organizations of a World Decade of Ornithology, to begin on January 1, 1991. Makes Federal Government equipment for studying bird migration available to Federal and non-Federal ornithologists. Requires the Director to support: (1) research on the impact of brown-headed cowbirds, bronzed cowbirds, and shiny cowbirds on populations of native songbirds; and (2) development of effective methods for conserving songbird populations without endangering the continued existence of native cowbird populations.	2025-08-26T17:24:43Z
101-s-2880	101	s	2880	National Forest Hunter Safety and Protection Act of 1990	Animals	1990-07-19	1990-07-19	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Senate	Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT]	MT	R	B001126	10	National Forest Hunter Safety and Protection Act of 1990 - Prescribes civil penalties for knowingly interfering with the conduct of a lawful hunt in a national forest or on lands affected with a Federal interest. Authorizes injunctive relief, the recovery of actual and punitive damages, and the awarding of attorney's fees. Grants hunting and sportsman's organizations standing to bring suit under this Act.	2025-08-26T17:27:05Z
101-hr-5254	101	hr	5254	To authorize appropriations to carry out the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980 for fiscal years 1991 and 1992.	Animals	1990-07-11	1990-11-16	See H.R.3338.	House	Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10]	MA	D	S001040	0	Amends the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980 to extend the authorization of appropriations through FY 1992.	2025-01-14T17:12:38Z
101-hjres-615	101	hjres	615	To designate the week of November 18 through 24, 1990, as "National Wild Turkey Week" and November 22, 1990, as "National Wild Turkey Day".	Animals	1990-07-10	1990-07-18	Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.	House	Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3]	SC	D	D000267	16	Designates the week of November 18 through 24, 1990, as National Wild Turkey Week, and November 22, 1990, as National Wild Turkey Day.	2024-02-06T20:04:02Z
101-sjres-344	101	sjres	344	A joint resolution to designate the week of November 18 through 24, 1990, as "National Wild Turkey Week" and November 22, 1990, as "National Wild Turkey Day".	Animals	1990-07-10	1990-07-10	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.	Senate	Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]	SC	R	T000254	8	Designates the week of November 18 through 24, 1990, as National Wild Turkey Week, and November 22, 1990, as National Wild Turkey Day.	2025-07-21T19:32:26Z
101-s-2674	101	s	2674	Northern Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf Restoration Act of 1990	Animals	1990-05-22	1990-09-19	Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-983.	Senate	Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID]	ID	R	M000346	0	Northern Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf Restoration Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to introduce, for natural dispersion, three Alpha pairs of gray wolves each into the Yellowstone National Park and into the core zone in the Idaho portion of the Selway-Bitteroot and River of No Return Wilderness Areas. Declares the gray wolf not to be a threatened or endangered species within the meaning of the Endangered Species Act outside specified areas in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.	2026-03-24T12:48:03Z
101-hconres-329	101	hconres	329	Calling for United States sanctions against nations which conduct unjustified lethal whale research, and otherwise expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to nations which violate the International Whaling Commission moratorium on commerical whaling by killing whales under the guise of scientific research.	Animals	1990-05-15	1990-10-02	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	House	Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6]	PA	D	Y000014	47	Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that: (1) continued whaling and commercialization of whale meat are a violation of the International Whaling Commission moratorium; (2) the Secretary of Commerce should certify any nation for continued whaling activities rejected as scientifically invalid by the Commission; (3) the President should order an embargo on a significant quantity of fishery products from nations found to be diminishing the effectiveness of the International Whaling Convention; (4) the President should use all diplomatic tools to convince whaling nations to comply with decisions of the Commission; and (5) the President should use all diplomatic tools to encourage support of Commission member nations for a long-term solution to problems before the Commission.	2025-01-14T19:00:46Z
101-sconres-126	101	sconres	126	A concurrent resolution calling for a United States policy of promoting the continuation, for a minimum of an additional 10 years, of the International Whaling Commission's moratorium on the commercial killing of whales, and otherwise expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to conserving and protecting the world's whale population.	Animals	1990-05-03	1990-06-29	Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.	Senate	Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI]	RI	D	P000193	17	Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the United States should: (1) promote maximum conservation and protection of the world's whales; (2) work to continue the International Whaling Commission moratorium on the commercial killing of whales and maintain zero catch limits for all whale stocks for at least another decade; (3) work to strengthen the Commission and encourage it to carry out long-term, nonlethal research for all whale stocks on a global basis; and (4) in promoting protection, make use of diplomatic channels, domestic and international law, and all other means.	2025-01-14T19:00:46Z
101-hr-4604	101	hr	4604	To end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the United States.	Animals	1990-04-24	1990-06-05	Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.	House	Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8]	NY	D	S000124	69	Prohibits the shipment in interstate or foreign commerce of steel jaw leghold traps and of articles of fur derived from animals trapped in such traps. Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to reward nongovernment informers for information leading to a conviction under this Act. Empowers enforcement officials to detain, search, and seize suspected merchandise or documents and to make arrests with and without warrants. Subjects seized merchandise to forfeiture.	2024-02-05T14:30:09Z
101-hr-4563	101	hr	4563	African Elephant Preservation Act of 1990	Animals	1990-04-19	1990-05-07	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.	House	Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8]	TX	R	F000111	19	African Elephant Preservation Act of 1990 - Amends the African Elephant Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, if China does not withdraw its reservation under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora with respect to listing the African elephant as an endangered species in which trade is strictly regulated, to: (1) certify that fact to the President; and (2) notify the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Deems such certification to be certification under the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967. Requires the President, after receiving such certification, to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit the importation into the United States of fish and wildlife products from China until China has withdrawn the reservation.	2025-08-26T17:27:30Z
101-s-2346	101	s	2346	Veal Calf Protection Act of 1990	Animals	1990-03-27	1990-06-19	Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Research, Gen. Leg.	Senate	Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]	NV	D	R000146	5	Veal Calf Protection Act of 1990 - Prohibits veal calf production unless specified humane keeping and feeding requirements are met. Sets forth inspection authority. Subjects violators to specified civil and criminal penalties.	2025-08-26T17:27:20Z
101-hconres-287	101	hconres	287	Calling for a United States policy of promoting the continuation, for a minimum of an additional 10 years, of the International Whaling Commission's moratorium on the commercial killing of whales, and otherwise expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to conserving and protecting the world's whale populations.	Animals	1990-03-14	1990-06-29	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.	House	Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6]	PA	D	Y000014	88	Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the United States should: (1) promote maximum conservation and protection of the world's whales; (2) work to continue the International Whaling Commission moratorium on the commercial killing of whales and maintain zero catch limits for all whale stocks for at least another decade; (3) work to strengthen the Commission and encourage it to carry out long-term, nonlethal research for all whale stocks on a global basis; and (4) in promoting protection, make use of diplomatic channels, domestic and international law, and all other means.	2024-02-07T11:38:03Z
101-hr-3984	101	hr	3984	Marine Mammal Public Display Reform Act of 1990	Animals	1990-02-07	1990-02-16	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.	House	Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-13]	FL	R	G000336	16	Marine Mammal Public Display Reform Act of 1990 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to deny a permit for the taking of any marine mammal in the waters of a State for public display if the Governor of such State submits to the Secretary notice of disapproval of the issuance of such permit.	2025-08-26T17:27:24Z
101-s-2044	101	s	2044	Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act of 1990	Animals	1990-01-30	1990-11-08	See also H.R. 5835.	Senate	Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]	DE	D	B000444	35	Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act of 1990 - Requires that tuna products containing tuna caught by methods lethal to dolphins be labeled to inform purchasers of that fact. Permits the labeling of other tuna products as dolphin safe. Directs the Secretaries of Commerce and of Health and Human Services to prescribe recordkeeping requirements that will facilitate the verification of such claims. Sets forth enforcement and penalty provisions, including the authorization of citizen suits against violators of this Act's provisions or its regulations.	2025-08-26T17:29:13Z
101-hjres-458	101	hjres	458	Designating May 6 through 12, 1990, as "Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week".	Animals	1990-01-23	1990-02-20	Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.	House	Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14]	NJ	D	G000511	223	Designates May 6 through May 12, 1990, as Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week.	2024-02-06T20:04:02Z
101-sjres-236	101	sjres	236	A joint resolution designating May 6 through 12, 1990, as "Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week".	Animals	1990-01-23	1990-05-08	Became Public Law No: 101-282.	Senate	Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA]	CA	R	W000607	62	Designates May 6 through May 12, 1990, as Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week.	2025-07-21T19:32:26Z
101-hr-3842	101	hr	3842	Sea Turtle Conservation Assistance Act	Animals	1989-11-21	1989-12-11	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.	House	Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-5]	MS	D	T000074	5	Sea Turtle Conservation Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a comprehensive headstart program for endangered and threatened species of sea turtles found in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic seaboard. Requires the focus of such program to be the release of sea turtles into the Gulf of Mexico and other locations, as necessary, for the conservation of such turtles. Directs the Secretary to construct captive maintenance facilities, monitor the results of the headstart program, and expand and accelerate ongoing research on sea turtle ecology. Limits the Federal share of such program to 75 percent of the total cost. Permits State, local governments, or private entities to contribute to the non-Federal share of such program. Authorizes appropriations.	2025-08-26T17:28:19Z
101-hr-3768	101	hr	3768	National Forest Hunter Safety and Protection Act of 1989	Animals	1989-11-20	1990-03-26	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.	House	Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2]	MT	R	M000139	64	National Forest Hunter Safety and Protection Act of 1989 - Prescribes civil penalties for knowingly interfering with the conduct of a lawful hunt in a national forest or on lands affected with a Federal interest. Authorizes injunctive relief, the recovery of actual and punitive damages, and the awarding of attorney's fees. Grants hunting and sportsman's organizations standing under this Act.	2025-08-26T17:25:39Z
101-sjres-229	101	sjres	229	A joint resolution to designate April 1990 as "National Prevent-A-Litter Month".	Animals	1989-11-20	1990-03-30	Became Public Law No: 101-261.	Senate	Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]	CA	D	C000877	55	Designates April 1990 as National Prevent-A-Litter Month.	2025-07-21T19:32:26Z
101-hjres-441	101	hjres	441	Designating the month of April 1990 as "National Prevent-A-Litter Month".	Animals	1989-11-17	1989-11-22	Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.	House	Rep. Gallo, Dean A. [R-NJ-11]	NJ	R	G000025	227	Designates April 1990 as National Prevent-A-Litter Month.	2024-02-06T20:04:02Z
101-hr-3442	101	hr	3442	To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ban the importation of shrimp into the United States from nations whose fishing practices or other activities adversely affect sea turtles.	Animals	1989-10-11	1989-10-17	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.	House	Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7]	LA	D	H000390	20	Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ban the importation into the United States of shrimp or shrimp products originating from nations which: (1) do not require the use of turtle excluder devices by their shrimp fishing vessels; (2) allow the taking of sea turtle eggs on their beaches; or (3) engage in other activities which adversely affect the ability of the sea turtle to survive or reproduce. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to publish and periodically update a list of nations which engage in such activities. Prescribes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act.	2021-07-01T14:21:04Z
101-sres-191	101	sres	191	A resolution to recognize the Bicentennial of the American Morgan Horse and to designate the period commencing October 9, 1989 and ending October 15, 1989 as "National Morgan Horse Week".	Animals	1989-10-05	1989-10-05	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.	Senate	Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]	DE	R	R000460	51	Designates October 9 through October 15, 1989, as National Morgan Horse Week.	2021-07-01T15:01:45Z
101-hr-3349	101	hr	3349	Health Facilities Protection and Primate Center Rehabilitation Act	Animals	1989-09-26	1990-10-15	For Further Action See H.R.5661.	House	Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24]	CA	D	W000215	34	Health Facilities Protection and Primate Center Rehabilitation Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish certain protections for health facilities receiving financial assistance under such Act. Prohibits anyone from releasing from a facility any animal held for research and from destroying records of the facility. Imposes criminal penalties for violations and allows private civil actions to redress violations. Authorizes the Director of the National Institutes of Health, with respect to activities to support regional centers for research on primates, to reserve, for FY 1990 and 1991, certain amounts for the purpose of making grants to improve such regional centers.	2025-08-26T17:28:00Z
101-hr-3223	101	hr	3223	Animal Welfare Improvements Act of 1989	Animals	1989-09-06	1989-09-11	Executive Comment Requested from USDA.	House	Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7]	NC	D	R000436	14	Animal Welfare Improvements Act of 1989 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to authorize: (1) citizen suits to compel enforcement of such Act; and (2) suits by animal research facilities injured by reason of violations of such Act. Precludes recovery by such facilities if such injury leads to the conviction of any person for a violation of any Federal regulation relating to the handling, care, treatment, or transportation of animals by any research facility. Specifies courts having jurisdiction to enforce, prevent, and restrain violations of such Act. Makes it unlawful to: (1) intentionally cause the loss of any animal from a research facility, except temporarily, for the purpose of documenting violations of Federal regulations relating to the handling, care, treatment, or transportation of animals by such facility; (2) damage or steal any equipment or property of a research facility; or (3) break and enter any research facility with intent to destroy material or equipment or to obtain unauthorized possession of records, data, materials, equipment, or animals. Provides for fines of up to $5,000 for each such violation. Specifies that, if as a result of such a violation documentation is obtained showing that a violation of any Federal regulation relating to the handling, care, treatment, or transportation of animals by a research facility has occurred, such person shall not be subject to the fine and such facility shall pay costs of the trial or proceedings. Requires the U.S. district courts or the U.S. Magistrate, as the case may be, to determine the reasonable costs of: (1) replacing materials, data, equipment, or animals, and records that may have been damaged or cannot be returned in connection with such violation; and (2) repeating any experimentation that may have been interrupted or invalidated as a result of such violation. Requires any person convicted of such violation to be ordered to make restitution to the facility involved unless documentation is obtained showing that a violation of any Federal reg…	2025-08-26T17:28:07Z
101-hr-3187	101	hr	3187	Hunter Safety and Protection Act of 1989	Animals	1989-08-04	1989-09-05	Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA, and DOD.	House	Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2]	MT	R	M000139	52	Hunter Safety and Protection Act of 1989 - Prescribes civil penalties for knowingly interfering with the conduct of a lawful hunt in a national forest or on lands affected with a Federal interest. Authorizes injunctive relief, the recovery of actual and punitive damages, and the awarding of attorney's fees. Grants hunting and sportsman's organizations standing to sue under this Act.	2025-08-26T17:29:01Z
101-hjres-388	101	hjres	388	To designate the period commencing on October 9, 1989, and ending on October 15, 1989, as "National Morgan Horse Week".	Animals	1989-08-03	1989-08-10	Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.	House	Rep. Smith, Peter [R-VT-At Large]	VT	R	S000601	39	Designates October 9 through October 15, 1989, as National Morgan Horse Week.	2024-02-06T20:04:02Z
101-s-1508	101	s	1508	A bill to amend Public Law 92-195, relating to the protection of wild free-roaming horses and burros, to increase the penalties for killing or seriously harassing the horses and burros.	Animals	1989-08-03	1989-08-04	Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.	Senate	Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]	NV	D	R000146	0	Increases the penalties for maliciously killing or causing the death or harassment of any wild free-roaming horse or burro.	2026-03-24T12:48:03Z
101-sjres-186	101	sjres	186	A joint resolution designating the week of March 1 through March 7, 1990 as "National Quarter Horse Week".	Animals	1989-08-03	1990-02-27	Became Public Law No: 101-248.	Senate	Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID]	ID	R	M000346	59	Designates the week of March 1 through March 7, 1990, as National Quarter Horse Week.	2025-07-21T19:32:26Z
101-hr-2948	101	hr	2948	Dolphin Protection Act of 1989	Animals	1989-07-20	1990-11-28	For Further Action See H.R.2061.	House	Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27]	CA	D	L000264	9	Dolphin Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to require any person who sells tuna or a product made from tuna which was caught using a method which directly results in the death of a marine mammal to disclose such information on the tuna or product label.	2025-08-26T17:28:37Z
101-hr-2926	101	hr	2926	Dolphin Protection and Consumer Information Act of 1990	Animals	1989-07-19	1990-11-28	For Further Action See H.R.2061.	House	Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6]	CA	D	B000711	182	Dolphin Protection and Consumer Information Act of 1990 - Requires the label of any tuna product exported from or offered for sale in the United States which contains tuna harvested with driftnets or in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean with purse seine nets to bear the statement, "THE TUNA IN THIS PRODUCT WAS CAUGHT WITH METHODS THAT KILL DOLPHINS." Declares as dolphin safe products from tuna harvested by vessels using purse seine nets if certain written statements are made by the vessel captain and others that the nets were not deployed on or to encircle dolphins. Sets forth civil penalties for producing, advertising, selling, importing to, or exporting from the United States a tuna product that does not include such a statement. Imposes civil and criminal penalties for knowing and willful mislabeling. Allows any person to commence a civil suit against any person, including the United States or other governmental agency, to enforce this Act. Gives U.S. district courts jurisdiction, without regard to the amount in controversy or the citizenship of the parties, over actions under this Act. Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to require that the government of a nation exporting fish or fish products to the United States to provide evidence that the fish was not harvested with a driftnet in the South Pacific Ocean after July 1, 1991, or in any other waters of the high seas after July 1, 1992. Directs the Secretary of State to seek, through negotiations with foreign governments, to reduce and eliminate the harvesting of tuna through the use of purse seine nets intentionally deployed to encircle dolphins. Prohibits, until successful conclusion of the negotiations, the sale of any tuna product in the United States unless the Secretary certifies that it was harvested in a dolphin safe manner. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce and to the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to carry out this Act.	2024-02-05T14:30:09Z
101-hjres-345	101	hjres	345	Designating the week of March 1 through 7, 1990, as "National Quarter Horse Week".	Animals	1989-06-28	1989-07-05	Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.	House	Rep. Sarpalius, Bill [D-TX-13]	TX	D	S000066	222	Designates the week of March 1 through March 7, 1990, as National Quarter Horse Week.	2024-02-06T20:04:02Z
101-hr-2786	101	hr	2786	To provide for a timely analysis of all factors relating to the restoration of gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park and surrounding public lands, and for other purposes.	Animals	1989-06-28	1989-07-20	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.	House	Rep. Owens, Wayne [D-UT-2]	UT	D	O000156	93	Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the reintroduction of gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park and adjacent public lands. Requires such EIS to consider: (1) the potential for wolves to leave the recovery area and cause damage to domestic livestock; (2) the wildlife management responsibilities and objectives of the States of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho; and (3) the possibility of reintroducing gray wolves as an experimental population under the Endangered Species Act. Establishes a timetable for the Secretary to select an alternative for such reintroduction and to implement the decision. Directs the Secretary to provide financial assistance to Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho for the implementation of wolf conservation and management plans.	2024-02-07T13:32:55Z
101-hr-2766	101	hr	2766	To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include mice, rats, and birds within the definition of animals protected under the Act.	Animals	1989-06-27	1989-06-30	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.	House	Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11]	NY	D	T000326	14	Amends the Animal Welfare Act to include mice, rats, and birds within the definition of animals protected under such Act.	2024-02-05T11:45:06Z
101-sjres-172	101	sjres	172	A joint resolution to recognize the Bicentennial of the America Morgan Horse and to designate the period commencing October 9, 1989 and ending October 15, 1989 as "National Morgan Horse Week".	Animals	1989-06-23	1989-06-23	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.	Senate	Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]	DE	R	R000460	2	Designates October 9 through October 15 1989, as National Morgan Horse Week.	2025-07-21T19:32:26Z
101-hr-2620	101	hr	2620	Turtle Protection Parity Act of 1989	Animals	1989-06-13	1989-06-28	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.	House	Rep. Smith, Larkin [R-MS-5]	MS	R	S000584	25	Turtle Protection Parity Act of 1989 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the importation of shrimp: (1) from any country which does not require the use of turtle excluder devices by its shrimp fishing vessels in designated waters; or (2) which were harvested in designated waters by a vessel which did not use nets equipped with turtle excluder devices. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) designate, and publish a list of, those waters which constitute any part of the geographic range of sea turtles which are listed under such act as an endangered or threatened species; (2) publish and periodically update a list of each country which requires use of turtle excluder devices by its shrimp fishing vessels in designated waters; and (3) carry out provisions of this Act within three years after enactment. Delays the effective date of certain regulations issued by the Secretary on June 29, 1987, relating to sea turtle conservation until three years after enactment of this Act.	2025-08-26T17:28:32Z
101-hr-2596	101	hr	2596	To provide for the transfer of certain animals, commonly known as the Silver Spring Monkeys, to any of certain entities.	Animals	1989-06-08	1989-07-07	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.	House	Rep. Smith, Bob [R-NH-1]	NH	R	S000606	114	Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an agreement for the transfer of specified monkeys used in research at the Institute for Behavioral Research in Silver Spring, Maryland, to Primarily Primates, Inc., an animal sanctuary in San Antonio, Texas, the teaching zoo known as Moorpark College in Moorpark, California, or the San Diego Zoo in San Diego, California.	2024-02-05T14:30:09Z
101-sjres-149	101	sjres	149	A joint resolution relating to responsible management and renewed recognition honoring America's wild horses and burros as being important National heritage resources.	Animals	1989-06-06	1989-06-06	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.	Senate	Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]	NV	D	R000146	0	Designates March 21 as National Free-Roaming Wild Horse and Burro Day. Encourages national recognition of the intrinsic value of wild horses and burros. Honors them as living symbols of American frontier development during the "Old West" era. Calls for cooperative management of wild horses and burros based on certain scientific principles in resolving land-use conflicts with resource users.	2025-07-21T19:32:26Z
101-hconres-129	101	hconres	129	Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Interior should list the African elephant as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.	Animals	1989-05-18	1989-05-24	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.	House	Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29]	NY	R	H000797	32	Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Interior should take expedited action to list the African elephant as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.	2021-07-01T13:12:55Z
101-hr-2415	101	hr	2415	To amend the African Elephant Conservation Act to strengthen prohibitions on importation of African elephant ivory.	Animals	1989-05-18	1989-06-12	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.	House	Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8]	TX	R	F000111	3	Amends the African Elephant Conservation Act to make it unlawful to import into the United States any African elephant ivory from any country: (1) which is not a member of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; (2) which does not have a population of African elephants living in the wild; (3) which is not a part of the African Continent; or (4) for which a moratorium is in effect under such Act. Exempts from such prohibition African elephant trophies legally taken by sport hunting by an importer in a country that has submitted an ivory quota.	2021-07-01T13:45:00Z
101-hr-2384	101	hr	2384	Save the Elephant Act of 1989	Animals	1989-05-17	1989-06-12	Executive Comment Requested from Interior and State.	House	Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1]	MA	R	C000709	0	Save the Elephant Act of 1989 - Requires the African elephant to be listed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of the Interior should urge the reclassification of such elephant under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to end the international trade in ivory.	2025-08-26T17:28:23Z
101-hres-158	101	hres	158	Calling upon the President to support international efforts to stop trade in ivory and to encourage the conservation of the African elephant.	Animals	1989-05-17	1989-06-06	Executive Comment Requested from Interior and State.	House	Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-23]	CA	D	B000318	15	Calls upon the President to obtain international support for the establishment of effective measures to stop trade in ivory and to assist efforts by African countries to conserve elephant populations.	2024-02-07T11:38:03Z
101-hr-2345	101	hr	2345	To amend section 19 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2149).	Animals	1989-05-16	1990-04-17	Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.	House	Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7]	NC	D	R000436	23	Amends the Animal Welfare Act to permit citizen suits to compel enforcement of such Act. Authorizes the court in such suits to award litigation expenses, including attorney fees, to: (1) a prevailing plaintiff; or (2) a prevailing defendant if such action is found to be frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation.	2025-01-16T12:12:20Z
101-s-891	101	s	891	Consumer Products Safe Testing Act	Animals	1989-05-02	1989-11-08	Subcommittee on Consumer. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-460.	Senate	Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]	NV	D	R000146	7	Consumer Products Safe Testing Act - Prohibits Federal department or agency heads from considering LD50 test results when determining product safety, labeling, or transportation requirements for purposes of Federal regulation. (LD50 is a procedure whereby toxicity is measured in terms of the median dose that will kill 50 percent of the test animals within a specified time.) Requires Federal department and agency heads to: (1) review and evaluate directives that call for the use of an animal toxicity test; and (2) promulgate regulations specifying the use of nonanimal alternatives. Requires that animal toxicity testing regulations be subject to periodic agency review and to public comment in certain cases.	2025-08-26T17:25:16Z
101-sjres-107	101	sjres	107	A joint resolution designating the month of May as "National Duckling Month".	Animals	1989-04-19	1989-04-19	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.	Senate	Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]	NC	R	H000463	1	Designates May as National Duckling Month.	2025-07-21T19:32:26Z
101-hr-2053	101	hr	2053	To amend Public Law 100-478 to ensure the development of effective sea turtle conservation regulations by delaying the effectiveness of certain regulations until after the completion of a study pertaining to such conservation.	Animals	1989-04-18	1989-04-26	Executive Comment Requested from Commerce and Interior.	House	Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27]	TX	D	O000107	11	Amends the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1988 to require the Secretary of Commerce to delay the effective date of certain regulations concerning sea turtle conservation to the date two years after the Secretary's submission of an independent review. (Current law delays such regulations until May 1, 1990, for inshore areas and May 1, 1989, for offshore areas.) Provides that such regulations shall not go into effect for inshore areas if determined that other conservation measures are equally effective in reducing sea turtle mortality by shrimp trawling. Requires the Secretary to modify such regulations accordingly.	2021-07-01T13:41:44Z
101-s-727	101	s	727	Animal Research Facilities Protection Act of 1989	Animals	1989-04-07	1990-08-13	Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.	Senate	Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL]	AL	D	H000445	27	Animal Research Facilities Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to make it unlawful for any person to: (1) steal or cause the unauthorized release or intentional loss of any research facility animal; (2) damage, vandalize, or steal any animal research facility property; (3) break into a facility with an intent to destroy, alter, duplicate, or obtain unauthorized possession of records, equipment, or animals; (4) receive, conceal, or retain any converted or stolen material, equipment, or animals from a research facility; or (5) enter or remain in a research facility with the intent to commit an act prohibited by this Act. Imposes a $5,000 fine and/or one year imprisonment for violations of this Act. Prescribes fines of up to $10,000 and up to ten years' imprisonment, or both, for willful and malicious violations causing harm to persons or property. Increases such penalties if a person's life is placed in jeopardy. Provides for a private right of action for any research facility injured in its business or property by a violation of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Attorney General to jointly conduct a study on the extent and effects of domestic and international terrorism on facilities in which animals are used for research, food production, exhibition, or pets and to submit a report on the results of such study to certain congressional committees.	2025-03-21T14:53:55Z
101-hr-1676	101	hr	1676	Consumer Products Safe Testing Act	Animals	1989-04-05	1989-04-24	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.	House	Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6]	CA	D	B000711	135	Consumer Products Safe Testing Act - Prohibits Federal department or agency heads from considering LD50 test results when determining product safety, labeling, or transportation requirements for purposes of Federal regulation. (LD50 is a procedure whereby toxicity is measured in terms of the median dose that will kill 50 percent of the test animals within a specified time.) Requires Federal department and agency heads to: (1) review and evaluate directives that call for the use of an animal toxicity test; and (2) promulgate regulations specifying the use of nonanimal alternatives. Requires that animal toxicity testing regulations be subject to periodic agency review and to public comment in certain cases.	2025-08-26T17:25:43Z
101-hr-1557	101	hr	1557	Transgenic Animal Regulatory Reform Act	Animals	1989-03-22	1989-11-21	Executive Comment Requested from USDA.	House	Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2]	WI	D	K000020	1	Transgenic Animal Regulatory Reform Act - Title I: Biotechnology Science Coordinating Committee - Establishes a Biotechnology Science Coordinating Committee within the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President. States that the Committee: (1) shall carry out its functions under the supervision of the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and (2) shall have no authority to review Federal agency regulatory decisions regarding genetically-engineered animals. Title II: USDA Regulation of the Use of Genetically-Engineered Animals - Prohibits the use of a genetically-engineered animal in agricultural activity without a permit issued by the Secretary of Agriculture. Requires an applicant to demonstrate that the proposed activity does not constitute an unreasonable risk to human health, welfare, or the environment. Exempts the following from regulation under this title: (1) animals used in biomedical research or for the production of drugs and for which the Secretary of Health and Human Services has established a system of controls; (2) animals released into the wild and for which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established a system of controls; and (3) any substance subject to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Directs the Secretary to establish a Transgenic Animal Advisory Committee to review and make recommendations on permit applications. Directs the Secretary to report every six months to the Congress and the Biotechnology Science Coordinating Committee regarding permit applications. Subjects violators of this title or related regulations to specified penalties under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Title III: Miscellaneous - Amends the Poultry Products Inspection Act and the Federal Meat Inspection Act to include genetically-engineered animals under the coverage of such Acts.	2025-08-26T17:29:15Z
101-hr-1356	101	hr	1356	Kangaroo Protection Act	Animals	1989-03-09	1989-03-16	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.	House	Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3]	NY	D	M001057	104	Kangaroo Protection Act - Provides that any administrative exception made under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 permitting the importation of kangaroos, their parts, and products shall not apply to kangaroos removed from the wild in accordance with an Australian management plan.	2025-08-26T17:25:32Z
101-hjres-171	101	hjres	171	To designate 1989 as the "Centennial Year of the National Zoo".	Animals	1989-03-02	1989-03-09	Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.	House	Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1]	MA	R	C000709	116	Designates 1989 as the Centennial Year of the National Zoo.	2024-02-06T20:04:02Z
101-hjres-166	101	hjres	166	To designate the third week in June 1989 as "National Dairy Goat Awareness Week".	Animals	1989-03-01	1989-03-09	Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.	House	Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15]	TX	D	D000203	48	Designates the period beginning the second Saturday and ending the third Saturday of June 1989 as National Dairy Goat Awareness Week.	2024-02-06T20:04:02Z
101-sjres-66	101	sjres	66	A joint resolution to designate the third week of June of 1989 as "National Dairy Goat Awareness Week".	Animals	1989-02-28	1989-02-28	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.	Senate	Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC]	NC	R	H000463	36	Designates the period beginning the second Saturday and ending the third Saturday of June 1989 as National Dairy Goat Awareness Week.	2025-07-21T19:32:26Z
101-hjres-153	101	hjres	153	To authorize and request the President to designate the month of May 1989, as "National Duckling Month".	Animals	1989-02-23	1989-03-09	Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.	House	Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8]	NC	D	H000448	24	Designates May as National Duckling Month.	2024-02-06T20:04:02Z
101-hr-1064	101	hr	1064	Greyhound Racing and Training Control Act of 1989	Animals	1989-02-22	1989-03-07	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.	House	Rep. Grant, Bill [R-FL-2]	FL	R	G000382	0	Greyhound Racing and Training Control Act of 1989 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to include facilities that are used for greyhound racing or race training within the definition of "exhibitor." Makes it unlawful, unless a visual lure used for greyhound racing or training at a racing or training facility or race is of an artificial or mechanical construction, to: (1) own or operate, or sponsor or exhibit a greyhound in a race at, any such facility to which any greyhound was moved in interstate or foreign commerce; (2) train for racing a greyhound which was sold or moved in such commerce or with the intent to use such greyhound for a purpose in or affecting such commerce; or (3) acquire or possess any greyhound which was sold or moved in such commerce or for any purpose in or affecting such commerce, and with the intent to have such greyhound participate in racing or training. Makes it unlawful to sell or deliver to, or purchase or receive from, another person for purposes of transportation in such commerce any greyhound for purposes of having such greyhound: (1) race at a facility in which a visual lure that is not artificial or mechanical is used; or (2) trained for racing by means other than an artificial or mechanical lure. Prohibits the use of the of the U.S. mail service or any interstate instrumentality to promote such a facility, unless such facility is outside of the United States. Prescribes penalties for violations of this Act. Requires owners or operators of greyhound racing or training facilities to report annually to the Secretary of Agriculture on whether such facilities complied with this Act. Exempts from the requirements of this Act: (1) greyhound racing involving a greyhound born before the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) greyhound race training involving such greyhound so long as such greyhound is not trained with any greyhound born on or after the date of enactment of this Act.	2025-08-26T17:27:26Z
101-hjres-100	101	hjres	100	To require the United States Fish and Wildlife Service develop a plan to halt the illegal harvesting of migratory waterfowl.	Animals	1989-01-27	1989-03-13	Executive Comment Received from State.	House	Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3]	WI	R	G000524	0	Directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) to: (1) research and develop methods to accurately determine the number of migratory waterfowl that are harvested illegally each year in the United States; (2) develop a plan to increase its law enforcement presence and better coordinate its efforts with those of appropriate State agencies to halt such illegal harvesting; and (3) recommend whether specified wildlife conservation funds should be withheld from States that are not complying with the Service's regulations on illegal harvesting. Requires the Director of the Service to report on such findings to specified congressional committees within 90 days of enactment of this Act.	2021-07-01T13:18:05Z
101-hr-578	101	hr	578	Anti-Live Animal Lure Act of 1989	Animals	1989-01-20	1989-02-01	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.	House	Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]	CA	R	D000435	34	Anti-Live Animal Lure Act of 1989 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the sponsoring, exhibiting, or transporting to sponsor or exhibit of an animal or dog in any coursing venture. Defines "coursing" as an activity involving the pursuit by dogs of another animal as a visual lure for training, entertainment, sport, or wagering. Excludes from such definition an activity in which such animal has an opportunity to escape.	2025-08-26T17:26:20Z
101-hconres-21	101	hconres	21	Urging a moratorium on the commercial killing of whales.	Animals	1989-01-03	1989-02-03	Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.	House	Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]	NJ	D	R000383	4	Urges the International Whaling Commission to adopt a moratorium on the commercial killing of whales. Urges the following countries to comply with such moratorium: Brazil, Denmark, Iceland, Japan, Norway, the Soviet Union, Chile, China, Peru, Portugal, South Korea, North Korea, Spain, and Taiwan.	2024-02-07T11:38:03Z
101-hconres-4	101	hconres	4	Condemning the use of rapid decompression as a method of animal euthanasia.	Animals	1989-01-03	1989-02-01	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.	House	Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10]	IN	D	J000033	0	Condemns the use of rapid decompression for animal euthanasia and encourages States to prohibit the manufacture and use of decompression chamber devices.	2024-02-05T11:45:06Z
101-hconres-6	101	hconres	6	Expressing the sense of the Congress that any Federal agency that utilizes the Draize rabbit eye irritancy test should develop and validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures that do not require the use of animal test subjects.	Animals	1989-01-03	1989-02-06	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.	House	Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10]	IN	D	J000033	15	Expresses the sense of the Congress that any Federal agency that utilizes the Draize rabbit eye irritancy test should develop and validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures that do not require the use of animal test subjects.	2024-02-05T14:30:09Z
101-hjres-57	101	hjres	57	Directing the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of the effectiveness of current laws and regulations in protecting dogs and puppies bred and raised for sale to retail pet stores from inhumane treatment and premature shipment.	Animals	1989-01-03	1989-02-01	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.	House	Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3]	TN	D	L000381	9	Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to study and report on the effectiveness of current laws, regulations, and licensing standards for commercial breeders of dogs and puppies in protecting such animals raised for sale in retail pet stores from inhumane treatment.	2024-02-05T11:45:06Z
101-hr-312	101	hr	312	Relating to the treatment of certain furskins under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.	Animals	1989-01-03	1989-02-03	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.	House	Rep. Quillen, James H. (Jimmy) [R-TN-1]	TN	R	Q000013	0	Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to authorize, in accordance with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the export or sale of 7,430 pelts of river otters without State tags, proof of origin, or proof of year of harvest. States that any subsequent sale or transportation of such pelts shall not be considered a violation of the Act.	2021-07-01T13:23:15Z
101-hr-425	101	hr	425	Animal Welfare Protection Act of 1989	Animals	1989-01-03	1989-02-01	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.	House	Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8]	WI	R	R000459	71	Animal Welfare Protection Act of 1989 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to empower the Secretary of Agriculture to request the Attorney General to obtain a temporary restraining order for violations of such Act or of regulations promulgated under such Act.	2025-08-26T17:26:54Z
101-hr-84	101	hr	84	Veal Calf Protection Act	Animals	1989-01-03	1989-07-20	Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from USDA.	House	Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3]	FL	D	B000371	93	Veal Calf Protection Act - Prohibits certain practices in the raising of calves for veal. Describes the practices as the confining of calves in small crates and the feeding of calves with diets deficient in solid foods. Fixes penalties and permits civil actions with respect to prohibited acts.	2025-08-26T17:25:56Z
101-hr-89	101	hr	89	Endangered Species Protection Act of 1989	Animals	1989-01-03	1989-09-05	Favorable Excutive Comment Received from USDA.	House	Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3]	FL	D	B000371	25	Endangered Species Protection Act of 1989 - Increases to $1,000 the maximum fine for motor vehicle violations of speed limits in units of the National Forest System, the National Park System, and the National Wildlife Refuge System which are regularly inhabited by an endangered wildlife species.	2025-08-26T17:27:52Z

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