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| 106-s-3169 | 106 | s | 3169 | Minor Animal Species Health and Welfare Act of 2000 | Animals | 2000-10-05 | 2000-10-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9951-9955) | Senate | Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] | AL | R | S001141 | 8 | Minor Animal Species Health and Welfare Act of 2000 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define: "minor species" as animals other than cattle, horses, swine, chickens, turkeys, dogs, and cats; and (2) "minor use" as use on minor species or on other species for a disease or condition that occurs infrequently or in limited geographic areas. Provides for the designation of new animal drugs as being for minor use and mandates approval exclusivity for seven or ten years. Allows marketing of unapproved drugs for minor species with no human food safety concern. Authorizes grants for minor use drug clinical testing and manufacturing. Modifies new animal drug approval requirements. Establishes the Office of Minor Use Animal Drug Development in the Center of Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business research tax credit (not applicable to grant funds) for minor use clinical research spending. | 2025-08-20T14:18:33Z | |
| 106-hr-5360 | 106 | hr | 5360 | To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of, and make necessary recommendations to Congress regarding, Federal and State laws that regulate private ownership of exotic wild animals. | Animals | 2000-10-03 | 2000-10-10 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] | CA | R | P000419 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct an evaluation of Federal and State laws regulating private ownership of exotic wild animals, including issues related to such laws' enforcement and such animals' unregulated breeding.Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-02T17:15:15Z | |
| 106-s-3032 | 106 | s | 3032 | Junior Duck Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2000 | Animals | 2000-09-12 | 2000-09-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8417) | Senate | Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] | NH | R | S000606 | 2 | Junior Duck Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2000 - Amends the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 to: (1) extend the authorization of appropriations for the administration of the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program through FY 2005; and (2) provide for the Program to be conducted in the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and any other U.S. territory or possession. | 2025-08-20T14:21:22Z | |
| 106-hr-5057 | 106 | hr | 5057 | Shambala Wild Animal Protection Act of 2000 | Animals | 2000-07-27 | 2000-11-01 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2049) | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] | CA | D | L000090 | 19 | Shambala Wild Animal Protection Act of 2000 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare a list of protected wild animals (as defined by this Act).Requires, with specified exceptions, non-transferable permits for personal possession, transfer, or breeding of protected wild animals. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) permits; (2) animal care and treatment; (3) import and export; (5) enforcement; and (6) protected animal euthanasia. | 2025-08-20T14:17:35Z | |
| 106-hr-4780 | 106 | hr | 4780 | Minor Animal Species Health and Welfare Act of 2000 | Animals | 2000-06-28 | 2000-07-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment. | House | Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] | MS | R | P000323 | 12 | Minor Animal Species Health and Welfare Act of 2000 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define: "minor species" as animals other than cattle, horses, swine, chickens, turkeys, dogs, and cats; and (2) "minor use" as use on minor species or on other species for a disease or condition that occurs infrequently or in limited geographic areas. Provides for the designation of new animal drugs as being for minor use and mandates approval exclusivity for seven or ten years. Allows marketing of unapproved drugs for minor species with no human food safety concern. Authorizes grants for minor use drug clinical testing and manufacturing. Modifies new animal drug approval requirements. Establishes the Office of Minor Use Animal Drug Development in the Center of Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a business research tax credit (not applicable to grant funds) for minor use clinical research spending. | 2025-08-20T14:19:57Z | |
| 106-s-2725 | 106 | s | 2725 | Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance and Protection Act | Animals | 2000-06-13 | 2000-10-10 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 944. | Senate | Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] | NH | R | S000606 | 24 | Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance and Protection Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for the establishment and operation of a national sanctuary system for all surplus federally owned chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, or other Federal agencies. Mandates that any chimpanzee that is not owned by the Federal Government be accepted into the system if the owner transfers title to the chimpanzee to the sanctuary system. Provides for standards for permanent retirement of chimpanzees into the system. Requires such standards to empower the Secretary to authorize imposition of a fee (except in certain circumstances) for accepting a non-Federal chimpanzee into the system. Provides for funding. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants or contracts for the operation of facilities that provide for the retirement of chimpanzees in accordance with the same standards that apply to the sanctuary system. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 106-s-2609 | 106 | s | 2609 | Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000 | Animals | 2000-05-23 | 2000-05-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] | ID | R | C000858 | 14 | Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000 - Title I: Wildlife Restoration - Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act) to specify the amounts authorized to be set aside for FY 2001 and thereafter for administrative expenses of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) in implementing such Act. Authorizes any administrative portions remaining in a fiscal year to be apportioned among the States for purposes of such Act. Directs the Secretary to: (1) certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the amounts so apportioned as well as amounts obligated for administrative expenses; and (2) publish the amounts so certified in the Federal Register.Specifies authorized administrative uses of such amounts. Prohibits the Secretary from using such amounts to supplement any function for which general appropriations are made for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) or any other entity of the Department of the Interior (Department). Requires the Department's Inspector General to procure the performance of biennial audits of such expenditures, and requires an annual expenditure certification report from the Secretary and the Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs (Assistant Director) (established under this Act).Earmarks funds under such Act other than administrative funds for grants for the enhancement of hunter education programs, hunter and sporting firearm safety programs, and hunter development programs, including the construction or enhancement of firearm shooting and archery ranges. Limits to 75 percent the Federal share of any grant activity.Earmarks funds under such Act for multi-State conservation project grants under which the Secretary makes grants that will benefit at least 26 States for wildlife restoration projects submitted each fiscal year by State fish and game departments acting through the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (Association). Prohibits grant funds from being used for … | 2025-08-20T14:17:56Z | |
| 106-hr-4496 | 106 | hr | 4496 | Protecting America's Wolves Act | Animals | 2000-05-18 | 2000-06-05 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] | ID | R | S001148 | 17 | Protecting America's Wolves Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare and publish a recovery plan for the Eastern Timber Wolf in the Northeastern United States, including a plan for releasing such wolves in the Catskill Mountains, New York.Requires that such Plan include: (1) goals for biological recovery of such wolf; (2) a process and method for obtaining such wolves from Canada; (3) an outline of how releases will proceed; (4) a determination of the number of such wolves that should be released to ensure a self-sustaining population; (5) a process for compensating New York residents for depredation of livestock by such wolves, including establishment of the Protecting Eastern Timber Wolf Restoration Mitigation Fund; and (6) a study of the feasibility of releasing such wolves in other parts of New York and of reducing road densities in certain areas of New York to provide for wolf dispersal corridors.Prohibits applying the exception under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 with respect to experimental populations to any population of such wolves released under this Act.Authorizes the Secretary to acquire land for sites for releases of such wolves. Requires the Secretary to begin releasing such wolves on such land by the latest of: (1) the date that is three years after this Act's enactment date; (2) the date on which the Secretary has obtained such wolves; or (3) the date on which the Secretary has obtained such land for that release.Directs the Secretary to designate areas in New York as critical habitat of such wolf for purposes of such Act. | 2025-08-20T14:20:58Z | |
| 106-hr-4415 | 106 | hr | 4415 | To amend the Animal Welfare Act to require humane living conditions for calves raised for the production of veal. | Animals | 2000-05-10 | 2000-05-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. | House | Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] | NY | D | A000022 | 8 | Sets forth certain requirements respecting the enclosure space and diet in the raising of calves for veal. Subjects violators to specified civil and criminal penalties. Authorizes inspections by the Secretary of Agriculture. | 2025-03-21T14:53:55Z | |
| 106-s-2472 | 106 | s | 2472 | Migratory Bird Penalty Restoration Act | Animals | 2000-04-26 | 2000-04-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] | AL | R | S000320 | 0 | Migratory Bird Penalty Restoration Act - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to: (1) decrease from $15,000 to $5,000 the monetary penalty for violations of provisions of specified conventions for the protection of migratory birds between the United States and Great Britain, Mexico, Japan, and the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or of the Act; and (2) establish separate monetary penalties for violations by individuals ($5,000) and persons other than individuals ($10,000) for the placement of bait for the purpose of taking or attempting to take any migratory game bird. | 2025-08-20T14:21:16Z | |
| 106-hr-4296 | 106 | hr | 4296 | Migratory Bird Penalty Restoration Act | Animals | 2000-04-13 | 2000-04-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. | House | Rep. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA-8] | GA | R | C000286 | 22 | Migratory Bird Penalty Restoration Act - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to: (1) decrease the monetary penalty for violations of provisions of the Act or specified conventions with Great Britain, Mexico, Japan, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the protection of migratory birds; and (2) set a monetary penalty of $5,000 for violations concerning the placement of bait on or adjacent to an area for the purpose of taking or attempting to take any migratory game bird by the aid of baiting on or over the baited area. | 2025-08-20T14:18:50Z | |
| 106-hr-4320 | 106 | hr | 4320 | Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 | Animals | 2000-04-13 | 2000-11-01 | Became Public Law No: 106-411. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 30 | Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for projects for the conservation of great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, orangutans, and gibbons), using amounts in a Great Ape Conservation Fund established by this Act.Allows a project proposal to be submitted by: (1) any wildlife management authority of a country that has within its boundaries any part of the range of a great ape if such authority's activities affect a great ape population; (2) the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Secretariat; or (3) any person or group with the demonstrated expertise required for the conservation of such apes.Sets forth requirements for project elements, review, approval, and reporting.States that grant amounts may not be used for captive breeding of such apes other than for captive breeding for release into the wild if no other conservation method for the species is biologically feasible.Directs the Secretary to convene a panel of experts every two years to identify the greatest needs for the conservation of great apes.Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z | |
| 106-s-2329 | 106 | s | 2329 | A bill to improve the administration of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. | Animals | 2000-03-30 | 2000-03-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] | AR | D | L000035 | 1 | Exempts any migratory bird management carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service from the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (including regulations).Authorizes a Service employee acting under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to: (1) issue a depredation permit to a Service stakeholder or cooperator; and (2) manage and take migratory birds. | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 106-s-2278 | 106 | s | 2278 | A bill to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994. | Animals | 2000-03-23 | 2000-03-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] | AR | D | L000035 | 0 | Amends the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 to: (1) extend the authorization of appropriations for the administration of the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program through FY 2005; and (2) provide for the Program to be conducted in the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and any other U.S. territory or possession. | 2025-04-07T13:41:53Z | |
| 106-hr-4010 | 106 | hr | 4010 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 2000 | Animals | 2000-03-16 | 2000-03-31 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Commerce. | House | Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] | AS | D | F000010 | 0 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 2000 - Amends the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act to expand the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's authority to accept and administer private gifts within the Departments of Commerce and the Interior.(Sec. 3) Increases the Foundation's Board of Directors from 15 to 25 members, including the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Foundation to have its principal offices in Washington, D.C. (as currently provided), or in the bordering counties of Maryland or Virginia.Sets forth conditions for the Foundation to: (1) acquire and convey property, including agency approval; and (2) invest and deposit Federal funds.Revises provisions relating to agency approval of acquisitions of property and of conveyances and grants. Sets forth limitations relating to the Foundation's: (1) reconveyance of real property; and (2) expenditures for printing services or capital equipment.(Sec. 5) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 through 2006 for the Departments of Commerce and the Interior to carry out activities under the Act (conservation or management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources). Authorizes the Foundation to accept funds from a Federal agency under any other Federal law to further its conservation and management activities. Sets forth matching funds requirements.Prohibits Foundation grants from being used for litigation expenses or for lobbying Congress.Declares that nothing in this Act authorizes the Foundation to perform any function for which authority is provided to the National Park Foundation by specified Federal law. | 2025-08-20T14:19:28Z | |
| 106-hr-3671 | 106 | hr | 3671 | Fish and Wildlife Programs Improvement and National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act of 2000 | Animals | 2000-02-16 | 2000-11-01 | Became Public Law No: 106-408. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 34 | Fish and Wildlife Programs Improvement and National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act of 2000 - Title I: Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs - Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000 - Subtitle A: Wildlife Restoration - Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act) to specify the amounts authorized to be set aside for FY 2001 and thereafter for administrative expenses of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) in implementing such Act. Authorizes any administrative portions remaining in a fiscal year to be apportioned among the States for purposes of such Act.Adds Puerto Rico to the list of territories to which revenues from taxes imposed on pistols, revolvers, bows, and arrows shall be apportioned.Specifies authorized administrative uses of amounts set aside for administration. Prohibits the Secretary from using such amounts to supplement any function for which general appropriations are made for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) or any other entity of the Department of the Interior (Department). Requires the Department's Inspector General to procure the performance of biennial audits of such expenditures.(Sec. 112) Earmarks funds under such Act for grants to States that: (1) have not used all funds apportioned from taxes on pistols, revolvers, bows, and arrows for the enhancement of hunter education programs, hunter and sporting firearm safety programs, hunter development programs and construction or development of firearm shooting and archery ranges; and (2) have used such tax funds for any use authorized by the Act. Limits to 75 percent the Federal share of any grant activity.(Sec. 113) Earmarks funds under such Act for multi-State conservation project grants under which the Secretary makes grants that will benefit at least 26 States for wildlife restoration projects submitted each fiscal year by State fish and game departments acting through the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (Assoc… | 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z | |
| 106-hr-3514 | 106 | hr | 3514 | Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance, and Protection Act | Animals | 1999-11-22 | 2000-12-20 | Became Public Law No: 106-551. | House | Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8] | PA | R | G000439 | 143 | Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance, and Protection Act - Amends title IV of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for the establishment and operation of a national sanctuary system for all surplus federally owned chimpanzees that are no longer needed in research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, or other Federal agencies. Allows any chimpanzee that is not owned by the Federal Government be accepted into the system if the owner transfers title to the chimpanzee to the sanctuary system. Provides for standards for permanent retirement of chimpanzees into the system, including prohibiting using sanctuary chimpanzees for research except in specified circumstances. Requires such standards to empower the Secretary to authorize imposition of a fee (except in certain circumstances) for accepting a non-Federal chimpanzee into the system. Directs the Secretary to contract with a nonprofit private entity to establish and operate the system. Provides for funding. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants or contracts for the operation of facilities that provide for the retirement of chimpanzees in accordance with the same standards that apply to the sanctuary system. | 2025-04-07T13:47:21Z | |
| 106-hr-3407 | 106 | hr | 3407 | Keystone Species Conservation Act of 1999 | Animals | 1999-11-16 | 2000-06-20 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] | NJ | R | S000097 | 0 | Keystone Species Conservation Act of 1999 - Defines a "keystone species" as a species of fish or wildlife (excluding African and Asian elephants, rhinoceros, and tigers) that is listed as an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 or Appendices I, II, or III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).Directs the Secretary of the Interior, subject to the availability of funds, to use amounts in the Keystone Species Conservation Account established by this Act to provide financial assistance for projects for the conservation of keystone species throughout the world for which project proposals are approved by the Secretary. Permits proposals for projects for the conservation of a keystone species to be submitted to the Secretary by: (1) a country's wildlife management authority that has within its boundaries any part of the range of a keystone species, if the agency has authority over fish or wildlife and the agency's activities affect the species; (2) the CITES Secretariat; or (3) any person with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of such species.Gives priority in funding to projects that: (1) will enhance programs for the conservation of keystone species that are most imperiled and are supported by a country's wildlife management authority in each country in which the program will be conducted; (2) receive the greatest level of non-Federal matching assistance; and (3) will enhance local capacity for the conservation of such species.Establishes the Keystone Species Conservation Account in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund of the Treasury.Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-20T14:21:32Z | |
| 106-hres-378 | 106 | hres | 378 | Recognizing the vital importance of hunting as a legitimate tool of wildlife resource management. | Animals | 1999-11-16 | 1999-11-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] | WI | R | G000545 | 0 | Recognizes hunting as a legitimate and necessary tool of wildlife resource management.Affirms the vital importance of lawful hunting, regulated by the various State departments in charge of natural resources and the Department of the Interior, in maintaining healthy populations of wildlife.Declares that no Federal law should be passed limiting the taking and consumptive use of wildlife, other than those reasonable laws to ensure the safety of hunters and the continued perpetuation of wildlife itself. Acknowledges exceptions, including laws designed to: (1) protect species that are in danger of extinction; (2) protect species which are not traditionally considered as game or suitable for consumptive use; and (3) ensure that hunting is carried out in a sportsmanlike manner. | 2025-01-02T17:08:11Z | |
| 106-hr-3118 | 106 | hr | 3118 | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act that authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-crested cormorants. | Animals | 1999-10-20 | 2000-09-29 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 550. | House | Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-24] | NY | R | M000472 | 6 | Requires: (1) the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act that authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-crested cormorants; and (2) such regulations to limit the number of cormorants that a person may take per day (10) or possess from a hunting season (20). | 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z | |
| 106-s-1653 | 106 | s | 1653 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1999 | Animals | 1999-09-28 | 2000-09-28 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 546. | Senate | Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] | RI | R | C000269 | 16 | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 2000 - Amends the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (the Act) to expand the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's authority to accept and administer private gifts within the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.(Sec. 3) Increases the Foundation's Board of Directors from 15 to 25 members, including the Director of the USFWS and the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Foundation to have its principal offices in Washington, D.C. (as currently provided), or in the bordering counties of Maryland or Virginia.Sets forth conditions for the Foundation to: (1) acquire and convey property, including agency approval; and (2) invest and deposit Federal funds.Revises provisions relating to agency approval of acquisitions of property and of conveyances and grants. Sets forth limitations relating to the Foundation's: (1) reconveyance of real property; and (2) expenditures for printing services or capital equipment.(Sec. 5) Requires the Foundation's annual reporting of grant details to: (1) be submitted to specified congressional committees (currently, to Congress); and (2) include a detailed statement of the grant recipient, amount, and purpose.(Sec. 6) Prohibits the Foundation from making a grant unless, at least 60 days before, the Foundation notifies the Member of Congress for the congressional district in which the grant project will be conducted.(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 and 2002 for the Departments of Commerce and the Interior to carry out activities under the Act (conservation or management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources). Authorizes the Foundation to accept funds from a Federal agency under any other Federal law to further its conservation and management activities. Sets forth matching funds requirements.Prohibits Foundation grants from being used for litigation expenses or for… | 2025-08-20T14:21:06Z | |
| 106-hr-2776 | 106 | hr | 2776 | Safe Air Travel for Animals Act | Animals | 1999-08-05 | 1999-08-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. | House | Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13] | NJ | D | M000639 | 42 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Animal Welfare Title II: Transportation Safe Air Travel for Animals Act - Title I: Animal Welfare - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to define "transport" with respect to air carrier transport of animals. Requires airlines to report to: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture in advance of any flight that will be carrying a live animal; and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Transportation concerning injury, loss, death, or mistreatment of a carried animal. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) make such information available to the public; and (2) forward animal-injury consumer complaints to the Secretary of Agriculture. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to include animal-injury information in the annual report on animal transportation. Title II: Transportation - Amends Federal law to require airlines to include in their contract of carriage policies and procedures for animal transportation safety. Amends Federal law to provide civil penalties and compensation for animal loss, injury, or death during air transport. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to provide for animal safety cargo hold improvements. | 2026-02-10T13:38:48Z | |
| 106-s-1522 | 106 | s | 1522 | Pet Safety and Protection Act of 1999 | Animals | 1999-08-05 | 1999-08-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 1 | Pet Safety and Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act regarding permissible sources of research facility dogs and cats which include licensed dealers, registered public pounds or shelters meeting specified requirements, and research facilities licensed by the Department of Agriculture. Establishes monetary penalties for related violations. | 2025-08-20T14:18:20Z | |
| 106-hr-2496 | 106 | hr | 2496 | To reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994. | Animals | 1999-07-13 | 2000-10-19 | Became Public Law No: 106-316. | House | Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] | TX | D | O000107 | 0 | Amends the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 to: (1) extend the authorization of appropriations for the administration of the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program through FY 2005; and (2) provide for the Program to be conducted in the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and any other U.S. territory or possession. | 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z | |
| 106-hr-2454 | 106 | hr | 2454 | Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency Conservation Act | Animals | 1999-07-01 | 1999-11-24 | Became Public Law No: 106-108. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] | NJ | R | S000097 | 15 | Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency Conservation Act - Gives the force and effect of law to the rules published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on February 16, 1999, relating to use of additional hunting methods to increase the harvest of mid-continent light geese and the establishment of a conservation order for the reduction of such goose populations. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Service, to notify the public of the force and effect of such rules.(Sec. 3) Makes such requirement applicable until the latest of: (1) the effective date of rules issued by the Service after enactment of this Act to control overabundant populations of such geese; (2) the date of the publication of a final environmental impact statement for such rules; or (3) May 15, 2001.(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary, no later than the end of such period, to prepare and implement a comprehensive, long-term plan for the management of mid-continent light geese and the conservation of their habitat, applying principles of adaptive resource management. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z | |
| 106-hr-2166 | 106 | hr | 2166 | Bear Protection Act of 1999 | Animals | 1999-06-10 | 2000-09-21 | Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] | IL | R | P000444 | 153 | Bear Protection Act of 1999 - Prohibits any person from: (1) importing bear viscera into, or exporting it from, the United States; or (2) selling bear viscera, bartering, offering it for sale or barter, or purchasing, possessing, transporting, delivering, or receiving it in interstate or foreign commerce. Subjects persons who violate such prohibitions to specified penalties. Waives such prohibition for wildlife law enforcement purposes where a valid permit has been issued. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of State to discuss issues involving such trade with the appropriate representatives of countries that are the leading importers, exporters, or consumers of such products. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress on the progress of efforts to end illegal trade in bear viscera. | 2025-08-20T14:21:26Z | |
| 106-s-1216 | 106 | s | 1216 | A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to establish a Marine Mammal Rescue Grant Program, and for other purposes. | Animals | 1999-06-10 | 1999-06-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | T000317 | 2 | Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the Marine Mammal Rescue Grant Program to provide grants to eligible stranding centers and stranding network participants for the recovery or treatment of marine mammals and the collection of health information relating to them. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-07T13:47:02Z | |
| 106-s-1193 | 106 | s | 1193 | Safe Air Travel for Animals Act | Animals | 1999-06-09 | 1999-06-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Animal Welfare Title II: Transportation Safe Air Travel for Animals Act - Title I: Animal Welfare - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to define "transport" with respect to air carrier transport of animals. Requires airlines to report to: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture in advance of any flight that will be carrying a live animal; and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Transportation concerning injury, loss, death, or mistreatment of a carried animal. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) make such information available to the public; and (2) forward animal-injury consumer complaints to the Secretary of Agriculture. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to include animal-injury information in the annual report on animal transportation. Title II: Transportation - Amends Federal law to require airlines to include in their contract of carriage policies and procedures for animal transportation safety. Amends Federal law to provide civil penalties and compensation for animal loss, injury, or death during air transport. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to provide for animal safety cargo hold improvements. | 2025-08-20T14:21:39Z | |
| 106-s-1197 | 106 | s | 1197 | Dog and Cat Protection Act of 1999 | Animals | 1999-06-09 | 1999-06-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 19 | Dog and Cat Protection Act of 1999 - Prohibits: (1) the importation of dog or cat fur into the United States; and (2) any person in the United States from introducing into commerce, manufacturing, selling or offering to sell, trading, advertising, or transporting or distributing in commerce, any dog or cat fur product. Subjects a person to both civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. | 2025-08-20T14:17:16Z | |
| 106-hr-1934 | 106 | hr | 1934 | Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act of 1999 | Animals | 1999-05-25 | 1999-09-28 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] | NJ | R | S000097 | 2 | Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act of 1999 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program to provide assistance to eligible stranding network participants for: (1) marine mammal rescue and treatment; (2) data collection from living or dead marine mammals; and (3) facilities operation. Directs the Secretary to establish a related advisory group. Caps grants at $100,000. Requires a 25 percent non-Federal matching amount, which may be in-kind contributions. Authorizes FY 2001 through 2003 appropriations. | 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z | |
| 106-s-1109 | 106 | s | 1109 | Bear Protection Act of 1999 | Animals | 1999-05-24 | 2000-10-25 | Message received in Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 645. | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 67 | Bear Protection Act of 1999 - Prohibits any person from: (1) importing bear viscera into, or exporting it from, the United States; or (2) selling bear viscera, bartering, offering it for sale or barter, or purchasing, possessing, transporting, delivering, or receiving it in interstate or foreign commerce. Subjects persons who violate such prohibitions to specified penalties. Waives such prohibition for wildlife law enforcement purposes where a valid permit has been issued. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of State to discuss issues involving such trade with the appropriate representatives of countries that are the leading importers, exporters, or consumers of such products. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to Congress on the progress of efforts to end illegal trade in bear viscera. | 2026-02-10T13:38:48Z | |
| 106-s-1006 | 106 | s | 1006 | A bill to end the use of conventional steel-jawed leghold traps on animals in the United States. | Animals | 1999-05-11 | 1999-05-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | T000317 | 8 | Prohibits the import, export, or shipment in interstate commerce of conventional steel-jawed 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. Applies the Export Administration Act of 1979 or the customs laws, respectively, to the seizure and forfeiture of articles or traps exported or imported in violation of this Act. | 2025-04-07T13:41:53Z | |
| 106-s-1007 | 106 | s | 1007 | Great Ape Conservation Act of 1999 | Animals | 1999-05-11 | 1999-05-12 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5151-5152) | Senate | Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT] | VT | R | J000072 | 10 | Great Ape Conservation Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to use amounts in the Great Ape Conservation Fund (to be established under this Act) to provide financial assistance for projects for the conservation of great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, and orangutans). Allows a project proposal to be submitted by: (1) any wildlife management authority of a country that has within its boundaries any part of the range of a great ape if such authority's activities affect a great ape population; (2) the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Secretariat; or (3) any person or group with the demonstrated expertise required for the conservation of great apes. Sets forth provisions governing: (1) the required elements of project proposals; (2) project review and approval; and (3) assistance recipient reporting requirements. Prohibits the use of grant amounts for captive breeding of great apes other than for captive breeding for release into the wild. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-20T14:18:51Z | |
| 106-hr-1622 | 106 | hr | 1622 | Dog and Cat Protection Act of 1999 | Animals | 1999-04-29 | 1999-05-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection. | House | Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] | WI | D | K000259 | 99 | Dog and Cat Protection Act of 1999 - Prohibits: (1) the importation of dog or cat fur into the United States; and (2) any person in the United States from introducing into commerce, manufacturing, selling or offering to sell, trading, advertising, or transporting or distributing in commerce, any dog or cat fur product. Subjects a person to both civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. | 2025-08-20T14:17:41Z | |
| 106-hr-1581 | 106 | hr | 1581 | To end the use of steel-jawed leghold traps on animals in the United States. | Animals | 1999-04-27 | 1999-06-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] | NY | D | L000480 | 98 | Prohibits the import, export, or shipment in interstate commerce of conventional steel jawed 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 informers (other than Government employees performing official duties) 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. | 2025-01-02T17:10:43Z | |
| 106-hr-1275 | 106 | hr | 1275 | To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the interstate movement of live birds for the purpose of having the birds participate in animal fighting. | Animals | 1999-03-24 | 2000-09-13 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] | MN | D | P000258 | 207 | Amends the Animal Welfare Act to eliminate the provision permitting interstate movement of live fighting birds if the fighting venture is to take place in a State allowing such fights. | 2025-04-07T13:46:35Z | |
| 106-hr-1202 | 106 | hr | 1202 | Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 1999 | Animals | 1999-03-18 | 1999-03-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime. | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] | CA | D | B000918 | 86 | Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 1999- Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit and set penalties for knowingly transferring, transporting, or possessing a confined exotic animal for purposes of allowing the killing or injuring of that animal for entertainment or the collection of a trophy. | 2025-08-20T14:18:23Z | |
| 106-s-515 | 106 | s | 515 | Downed Animal Protection Act | Animals | 1999-03-03 | 1999-03-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. | Senate | Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | A000069 | 10 | Downed Animal Protection Act - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to make it unlawful for any stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer to buy, sell, give, receive, transfer, market, hold, or drag any nonambulatory livestock unless such livestock has been humanely euthanized. | 2025-08-20T14:17:04Z | |
| 106-hr-529 | 106 | hr | 529 | Arizona Water Settlements Act of 2000 | Animals | 1999-02-03 | 1999-06-10 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5] | MI | D | B000134 | 0 | Requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to approve a specified permit for the importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan in 1995. | 2025-08-20T14:20:08Z | |
| 106-s-345 | 106 | s | 345 | A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to remove the limitation that permits interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful. | Animals | 1999-02-03 | 2000-05-17 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 555. | Senate | Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] | CO | R | A000109 | 61 | Amends the Animal Welfare Act to eliminate the provision permitting interstate movement of live fighting birds if the fighting venture is to take place in a State allowing such fights. | 2025-04-07T13:42:51Z | |
| 106-hr-443 | 106 | hr | 443 | Downed Animal Protection Act | Animals | 1999-02-02 | 1999-02-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture. | House | Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] | NY | D | A000022 | 140 | Downed Animal Protection Act - Amends the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 to make it unlawful for any stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer to buy, sell, give, receive, transfer, market, hold, or drag any nonambulatory livestock unless such livestock has been humanely euthanized. Imposes civil and criminal penalties for violations. | 2025-08-20T14:18:30Z | |
| 106-hr-453 | 106 | hr | 453 | Pet Safety and Protection Act of 1999 | Animals | 1999-02-02 | 1999-02-17 | Executive Comment Requested from USDA. | House | Rep. Canady, Charles T. [R-FL-12] | FL | R | C000107 | 77 | Pet Safety and Protection Act of 1999 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act regarding permissible sources of research facility dogs and cats. Establishes monetary penalties for related violations. | 2025-08-20T14:19:49Z | |
| 106-hr-381 | 106 | hr | 381 | Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act | Animals | 1999-01-19 | 1999-02-03 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8] | PA | R | G000439 | 5 | Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to establish a program to provide financial assistance for projects to promote the conservation of neotropical migratory birds. Makes the following entities that submit project proposals to the Secretary eligible for such assistance: (1) Federal, State, or local governmental entities or private entities; (2) governmental or private entities in Latin America or the Caribbean; or (3) international organizations that are dedicated to achieving this Act's purposes. Limits the Federal share of project costs to 33 percent. Establishes a Neotropical Migratory Bird Advisory Committee to carry out specified duties with respect to projects and assistance. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act for FY 2000 through 2002. | 2025-08-20T14:19:32Z | |
| 106-s-148 | 106 | s | 148 | Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act | Animals | 1999-01-19 | 2000-07-20 | Became Public Law No: 106-247. | Senate | Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI] | MI | R | A000355 | 14 | Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to provide financial assistance for projects to promote the conservation of neotropical migratory birds.Authorizes project proposals to be submitted by: (1) individuals or other private entities; (2) Federal, State, local, or foreign government entities; (3) other entities subject to U.S. or foreign jurisdiction; and (4) international organizations.Limits the Federal share of project costs to 25 percent and prohibits the non-Federal share from being derived from any Federal grant program.Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) give preference in selecting projects for financial assistance to proposals that address conservation needs not adequately addressed by existing efforts and that are supported by wildlife management authorities; (2) support and coordinate existing efforts and activities and projects under this Act to conserve neotropical migratory bird species; and (3) convene an advisory group of individuals representing organizations involved in neotropical migratory bird conservation to assist in carrying out this Act.Establishes in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund of the Treasury a Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Account. Authorizes appropriations to the Account for FY 2001 through 2005 to carry out this Act. | 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z | |
| 106-hr-187 | 106 | hr | 187 | To deem the Florida Panther to be an endangered species for purposes of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. | Animals | 1999-01-06 | 1999-01-15 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] | FL | R | M000350 | 0 | Deems the Florida panther to be an endangered species for purposes of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. | 2025-01-02T17:09:02Z | |
| 106-hr-39 | 106 | hr | 39 | Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act | Animals | 1999-01-06 | 1999-04-12 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 42. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 4 | Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to provide financial assistance for projects outside of the United States to promote the conservation of neotropical migratory birds. Authorizes project proposals to be submitted by the following entities: (1) individuals or other private entities; (2) Federal, State, or local government entities or foreign government entities; (3) other entities subject to U.S. or foreign jurisdiction; and (4) international organizations. Limits the Federal share of project costs to 33 percent. Prohibits amounts of financial assistance provided under this Act from being used to acquire any land or interest in land except from a willing seller. Authorizes the Secretary to create an advisory group regarding this Act's implementation. Establishes in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund of the Treasury a Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Account. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits: (1) anything under this Act from placing restrictions on commercial or private use of private property in the United States; and (2) any taking of private land in the United States under this Act. | 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z |
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