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| 112-hr-6693 | 112 | hr | 6693 | To amend the Animal Welfare Act to provide for the protection of birds, rats, and mice, and for other purposes. | Animals | 2012-12-20 | 2012-12-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] | VA | D | C001078 | 1 | Includes within the definition of an "animal" for purposes of the Animal Welfare Act a bird, rat of the genus Rattus, or mouse of the genus Mus that is being used, or is intended for use, as a pet or for research, testing, experimentation, or exhibition purposes. | 2019-11-15T20:44:33Z | |
| 112-hr-6665 | 112 | hr | 6665 | Farmers Protection Act of 2012 | Animals | 2012-12-13 | 2012-12-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] | AR | R | C001087 | 3 | Farmers Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of any migratory game bird, including waterfowl, coots, and cranes, on or over land that: (1) is not a baited area; and (2) contains a standing crop (including an aquatic crop), standing, flooded, or manipulated natural vegetation, flooded harvested cropland, or an area on which seed or grain has been scattered solely as the result of a normal agricultural practice. | 2019-11-15T21:24:28Z | |
| 112-s-3674 | 112 | s | 3674 | Farmers Protection Act of 2012 | Animals | 2012-12-12 | 2012-12-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] | AR | D | P000590 | 3 | Farmers Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of any migratory game bird, including waterfowl, coots, and cranes, on or over land that: (1) is not a baited area; and (2) contains a standing crop (including an aquatic crop), standing, flooded, or manipulated natural vegetation, flooded harvested cropland, or an area on which seed or grain has been scattered solely as the result of a normal agricultural practice. | 2019-02-20T23:44:50Z | |
| 112-s-3666 | 112 | s | 3666 | A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to modify the definition of "exhibitor". | Animals | 2012-12-06 | 2013-01-10 | Became Public Law No: 112-261. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Animal Welfare Act to exclude from the definition of "exhibitor," for purposes of the licensing and other regulatory requirements of the Act, owners of common, domesticated household pets who derive less than a substantial portion of income from a nonprimary source for exhibiting an animal that exclusively resides at the residence of the pet owner. | 2023-03-22T18:24:54Z | |
| 112-sres-580 | 112 | sres | 580 | A resolution designating the week beginning on October 14, 2012, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week". | Animals | 2012-09-22 | 2012-09-22 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6681; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/21/2012 S6631-6632) | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 25 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the week beginning on October 14, 2012, as National Wildlife Refuge Week. Encourages the observance of National Wildlife Refuge Week with appropriate events and activities. Reaffirms the support of the Senate for wildlife conservation and the National Wildlife Refuge System. | 2019-02-20T22:51:37Z | |
| 112-hres-801 | 112 | hres | 801 | Recognizing America's hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters, recreational shooters, industry, State fish and wildlife agencies, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for their leading role in restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and other natural resources. | Animals | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 6 | Recognizes: (1) America's hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational boaters, recreational shooters, industry, state fish and wildlife agencies, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for their leading role in restoring healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and other natural resources, both game and nongame, through the federal wildlife and sport fish restoration programs; and (2) the 75th anniversary of the American conservation funding system that began with the passage of the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act in 1937. | 2019-11-15T21:24:28Z | |
| 112-hr-6388 | 112 | hr | 6388 | To amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes. | Animals | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. | House | Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] | KY | R | W000413 | 56 | Amends the Horse Protection Act (HPA) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe regulatory requirements for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to license, train, assign, and oversee persons who are to be hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions and are qualified to detect and diagnose sore horses or otherwise inspect horses at such events. (The soring of horses refers to the application of blistering agents, burns, lacerations, sharp objects, or other substances or devices to a horse's limb to produce a higher gait by making it painful for the horse to step down.) Replaces the current horse inspector appointment process under which the management of a horse show, exhibition, sale, or auction appoints inspectors with a new process requiring the Secretary to assign USDA-licensed inspectors after receiving notice that management intends to hire such inspectors. Specifies that the term "management" includes sponsoring organizations and event managers. Directs the Secretary to disqualify a horse the Secretary determines is sore for specified minimum time periods that increase after the first, second, and third instance. Prohibits a person from causing or directing a horse to become sore for the purpose of any horse show, exhibition, sale, or auction or allowing any such activity respecting a horse which is sore by the owner of such horse. Expands a list of activities designated as unlawful conduct under such Act to include a prohibition on showing, exhibiting, selling, or auctioning a Tennessee Walking, a Racking, or a Spotted Saddle horse with: (1) an action device; or (2) a weighted shoe, pad, wedge, hoof band, or other device or material if it is constructed to artificially alter the gait of such horses and is not strictly protective or therapeutic. Defines "action device" as any boot, collar, chain, roller, or other device that encircles or is placed upon the lower extremity of the leg of a horse in such a manner that it can: (1) rotate around the l… | 2021-09-28T14:40:40Z | |
| 112-s-3547 | 112 | s | 3547 | Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act | Animals | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 5 | Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, purchasing, breeding, possessing, or owning any prohibited wildlife species (current law prohibits importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing such a species in interstate or foreign commerce). Includes among exemptions to such prohibition the: (1) breeding of such species by authorized persons; and (2) transportation, possession, or ownership of such species by authorized persons. Defines "breeding" as facilitating the reproduction of prohibited wildlife species (any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species) for commercial use. Removes from the list of persons authorized to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, breed, possess, own, or purchase such species a person that is licensed or registered, and inspected, by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) or any other federal agency with respect to such species. Includes in such list: (1) a zoo accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums; (2) a wildlife sanctuary that cares for such species, is a tax exempt corporation, does not commercially trade in or propagate such species, does not allow direct contact between the public and animals, and does not allow the transport and display of such species off-site; and (3) a person that is in possession of animals of such species that were born before the date of this Act's enactment and that are registered with APHIS within six months after such regulations are promulgated. Establishes civil and criminal penalties and forfeiture requirements for violations of this Act. | 2019-02-20T23:43:34Z | |
| 112-hr-6304 | 112 | hr | 6304 | National Bison Legacy Act | Animals | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] | MO | D | C001049 | 12 | National Bison Legacy Act - Designates the North American bison as the national mammal of the United States. | 2019-11-15T21:09:02Z | |
| 112-hres-761 | 112 | hres | 761 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the practice of gassing stray cats and dogs. | Animals | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] | PA | R | B001269 | 0 | Expresses dissatisfaction that the practice of gassing stray cats and dogs that have owners continues in the United States in the 21st century. | 2019-11-15T20:44:34Z | |
| 112-hr-6219 | 112 | hr | 6219 | Salamander Community Conservation Act | Animals | 2012-07-26 | 2012-07-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] | TX | R | C001051 | 0 | Salamander Community Conservation Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to make the Act's provisions regarding the determination of endangered or threatened species inapplicable to: (1) the Austin blind salamander, (2) the Georgetown salamander, (3) the Jollyville Plateau salamander, or (4) the Salado salamander. | 2019-02-20T22:38:31Z | |
| 112-s-3446 | 112 | s | 3446 | Salamander Community Conservation Act | Animals | 2012-07-26 | 2012-07-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | TX | R | C001056 | 0 | Salamander Community Conservation Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to make the Act's provisions regarding the determination of endangered or threatened species inapplicable to: (1) the Austin blind salamander, (2) the Georgetown salamander, (3) the Jollyville Plateau salamander, or (4) the Salado salamander. | 2023-01-11T13:23:07Z | |
| 112-hres-736 | 112 | hres | 736 | Expressing opposition to the use of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, argon, or other gases to euthanize shelter animals and support for State laws that require the use of the more humane euthanasia by injection method. | Animals | 2012-07-19 | 2012-08-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] | VA | D | M000933 | 8 | Expresses: (1) disapproval of the use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals, and (2) support for the enactment of state laws requiring the use of euthanasia by injection with sodium pentobarbital as the standard method of euthanasia for all animal shelters. Encourages states to allow licensed shelters to purchase necessary euthanasia drugs, subject to appropriate training and certification. | 2019-11-15T20:50:58Z | |
| 112-sres-498 | 112 | sres | 498 | A resolution designating June 20, 2012, as "American Eagle Day", and celebrating the recovery and restoration of the bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States. | Animals | 2012-06-19 | 2012-06-19 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4308-4310; text as passed Senate: CR S4309-4310; text of measure as introduced: CR S4305) | Senate | Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] | TN | R | A000360 | 11 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates June 20, 2012, as American Eagle Day. Applauds the issuance of bald eagle commemorative coins by the Secretary of the Treasury as a means by which to generate critical funds for the protection of bald eagles. Encourages educational entities, organizations, businesses, conservation groups, and government agencies with a shared interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate and develop educational tools for use in the public schools of the United States. | 2019-02-20T22:50:52Z | |
| 112-hr-5923 | 112 | hr | 5923 | Stopping Non-Native Animals from Killing Endangered Species Act | Animals | 2012-06-07 | 2012-06-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] | FL | D | H000324 | 0 | Stopping Non-Native Animals from Killing Endangered Species Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to award grants to organizations that operate or will operate programs using dogs trained to detect non-native constrictor snakes in order to: (1) eradicate such snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in sustainable populations, and (2) prevent such snakes from establishing or expanding sustainable populations in ecosystems that can support such populations. Limits the federal share of the costs of any program operated by an organization that receives a grant to 50% of total program costs. Prohibits any such organization from reserving more than 5% of the grant funds for administrative expenses. | 2019-11-15T21:24:03Z | |
| 112-hr-5898 | 112 | hr | 5898 | Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2012 | Animals | 2012-06-05 | 2012-06-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2012 - Amends the Whaling Convention Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Commerce to authorize aboriginal subsistence whaling if it: (1) is for subsistence purposes (including the sale of authentic native articles of handicrafts and clothing); (2) does not include the striking, taking, or killing of calves or any whale accompanied by a calf; and (3) is not accomplished in a wasteful manner. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish catch limits for the Alaska Native aboriginal subsistence hunt of bowhead whales for any year or set of years if: (1) the International Whaling Commission has failed to adopt applicable catch limits; and (2) the biological status of the affected bowhead stock or stocks is such that, based on the most recent review of their status by the Scientific Committee of the Commission, the aboriginal subsistence needs statement submitted to the Commission by the United States for that year or set of years is sustainable. | 2019-02-20T22:31:51Z | |
| 112-s-3262 | 112 | s | 3262 | Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2012 | Animals | 2012-06-05 | 2012-06-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] | AK | D | B001265 | 1 | Whaling Convention Amendments Act of 2012 - Amends the Whaling Convention Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Commerce to authorize aboriginal subsistence whaling if it: (1) is for subsistence purposes (including the sale of authentic native articles of handicrafts and clothing); (2) does not include the striking, taking, or killing of calves or any whale accompanied by a calf; and (3) is not accomplished in a wasteful manner. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish catch limits for the Alaska Native aboriginal subsistence hunt of bowhead whales for any year or set of years if: (1) the International Whaling Commission has failed to adopt applicable catch limits; and (2) the biological status of the affected bowhead stock or stocks is such that, based on the most recent review of their status by the Scientific Committee of the Commission, the aboriginal subsistence needs statement submitted to the Commission by the United States for that year or set of years is sustainable. | 2020-02-12T18:57:52Z | |
| 112-s-3248 | 112 | s | 3248 | National Bison Legacy Act | Animals | 2012-05-24 | 2012-05-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | WY | R | E000285 | 17 | National Bison Legacy Act - Designates the North American bison as the national mammal of the United States. | 2019-02-20T23:36:35Z | |
| 112-s-2377 | 112 | s | 2377 | A bill to provide to the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture expedited authority to remove geese that threaten aircraft. | Animals | 2012-04-26 | 2012-04-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to direct the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture to publish a management plan for the removal of all Canada geese residing on National Park Service land within 5 miles of any commercial airport that pose a risk to flight safety of aircraft. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to: (1) issue a record decision for the document entitled "Supplement to the Environmental Impact Statement Bird Hazard Reduction Program: John F. Kennedy International Airport," and (2) complete the removal of such geese by August 1, 2012. | 2019-11-15T21:44:55Z | |
| 112-hr-4306 | 112 | hr | 4306 | Captive Primate Safety Act | Animals | 2012-03-29 | 2012-04-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] | PA | R | F000451 | 9 | Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of such species in interstate or foreign commerce. Makes it unlawful for a person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase a live animal of any prohibited wildlife species in interstate or foreign commerce (i.e., for pet trade purposes). Sets forth exceptions to such prohibition, including, under certain conditions, for: (1) transporting a nonhuman primate to or from a veterinarian, (2) transporting a nonhuman primate to a legally designated caregiver as a result of the death of the preceding owner, and (3) transporting a single primate of the genus Cebus that was obtained from and trained by a charitable organization to assist a permanently disabled individual with a severe mobility impairment. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations to carry out such prohibition for FY2012-FY2016. | 2019-11-15T21:24:23Z | |
| 112-s-2156 | 112 | s | 2156 | Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act | Animals | 2012-03-06 | 2012-09-19 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 518. | Senate | Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] | AK | D | B001265 | 2 | Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act - Amends the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (the Act) to allow the Secretary of the Interior, for each 5-year period beginning in 2013, to set the amount to be collected for each Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp sold under the Act. Prohibits such amount from exceeding $25 for the first 5-year period and $30 for any subsequent period. Requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) or the Department of the Interior to collect the amount established for each Stamp sold for a hunting year if the Secretary determines, at any time before February 1 of a calendar year, that all amounts in the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund have been obligated for expenditure. Specifies that the amounts described in this Act are the amounts in the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund which are available for obligation and attributable to amounts appropriated pursuant to the Act and the sale of stamps under this Act. Permits the Secretary, in consultation with the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, to waive requirements under the Act relating to the prohibition on the taking of migratory waterfowl with respect to certain individuals as determined to be appropriate. Instructs the Secretary, in making a determination to waive such requirements, to grant only those waivers that will have a minimal adverse effect on the funds to be deposited into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund. | 2022-02-03T05:53:42Z | |
| 112-hr-4122 | 112 | hr | 4122 | Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act | Animals | 2012-03-01 | 2012-03-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] | CA | R | M000508 | 61 | Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, purchasing, breeding, possessing, or owning any prohibited wildlife species (current law prohibits importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing such a species in interstate or foreign commerce). Includes among exemptions to such prohibition the: (1) breeding of such species by authorized persons; and (2) transportation, possession, or ownership of such species by authorized persons. Defines "breeding" as facilitating the reproduction of prohibited wildlife species (any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species) for commercial use. Removes from the list of persons authorized to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, breed, possess, own, or purchase such species a person that is licensed or registered, and inspected, by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) or any other federal agency with respect to such species. Includes in such list: (1) a zoo accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums; (2) a wildlife sanctuary that cares for such species, is a tax exempt corporation, does not commercially trade in or propagate such species, does not allow direct contact between the public and animals, and does not allow the transport and display of such species off-site; and (3) a person that is in possession of animals of such species that were born before the date of this Act's enactment and that are registered with APHIS within six months after such regulations are promulgated. Establishes civil and criminal penalties and forfeiture requirements for violations of this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z | |
| 112-s-2071 | 112 | s | 2071 | Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2012 | Animals | 2012-02-06 | 2012-09-19 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 513. | Senate | Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] | MS | R | W000437 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2012 - Grants the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize any state to issue electronic duck stamps. Sets forth state electronic duck stamp application requirements. Allows the Secretary to determine the number of new states permitted per year to participate in the electronic duck stamp program. Instructs the Secretary to require electronic stamp revenue and customer information collected by each state to be transmitted in accordance with a written agreement between the Secretary and the state. | 2022-02-03T05:53:43Z | |
| 112-hr-3886 | 112 | hr | 3886 | Wildlife VET Act | Animals | 2012-02-02 | 2012-04-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] | FL | D | H000324 | 15 | Wildlife Veterinarians Employment and Training Act or the Wildlife VET Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to award grants to wildlife or veterinary institutions to create additional clinical and research positions for wildlife and zoological veterinarians, with preference to institutions that will create positions in areas of need, including wildlife disease research and training, disease surveillance, ecology and wildlife population management, and conservation and management of the health of endangered, threatened, and sensitive species. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) the Wildlife and Zoological Veterinary Workforce Loan Repayment Program to repay educational loans of applicants who have received a doctoral degree in veterinary medicine or a graduate degree in veterinary medicine after receiving such doctoral degree, or who are enrolled in an accredited program that leads to such a degree, and who agree to serve for at least four consecutive years at a wildlife or veterinary institution as a wildlife or zoological veterinarian; and (2) the Wildlife and Zoological Veterinary Workforce Scholarship Program to award students enrolled in an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine scholarships in exchange for entering a contract to serve for at least four consecutive years as wildlife or zoological veterinarians at wildlife or veterinary institutions. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a pilot program to award competitive grants to accredited schools and colleges of veterinary medicine to develop or improve new or existing curricula that specialize in wildlife or zoological veterinary medicine; and (2) award competitive grants to eligible wildlife or veterinary institutions to establish or expand, for traineeship candidates, training programs (including externship, internship, fellowship, or residency programs) that will enhance the ability of a trainee to practice as a wildlife or zoological veterinarian. | 2021-09-28T14:24:44Z | |
| 112-hr-3453 | 112 | hr | 3453 | State Management of Recovered Wolves Act | Animals | 2011-11-17 | 2011-11-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] | MI | R | B001271 | 7 | State Management of Recovered Wolves Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior to permit any state in which wolves are listed as an endangered or threatened species to conduct lethal and non-lethal control of wolves to protect from wolf depredations if the population of wolves in such state exceeds the goal established by a species recovery plan. | 2019-02-20T21:51:12Z | |
| 112-hr-3359 | 112 | hr | 3359 | Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act | Animals | 2011-11-03 | 2011-11-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] | VA | D | M000933 | 30 | Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit an exhibitor from allowing for the participation of an exotic or wild animal (including a non-human primate) in an animal act if, during the 15-day period preceding such participation, such animal was traveling in a mobile housing facility, unless the use of such animal is: (1) in an exhibition at a non-mobile, permanent institution or facility; (2) a part of an outreach program for educational or conservation purposes by an accredited zoo or aquarium and such animal is not kept in a mobile housing facility for more than 12 hours a day; (3) by a university, college, laboratory, or other research facility registered with the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA); (4) in film, television, or advertising if such use does not involve a live public exhibition; or (5) in a rodeo. Subjects a traveling circus or exhibitor that fails to comply with this Act to specified penalties. | 2022-02-03T05:59:59Z | |
| 112-hr-3117 | 112 | hr | 3117 | Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2012 | Animals | 2011-10-06 | 2012-01-24 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | House | Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] | VA | R | W000804 | 1 | Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2012 - Grants the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize any state to issue electronic duck stamps. Sets forth state electronic duck stamp application requirements. Allows the Secretary to determine the number of new states permitted per year to participate in the electronic duck stamp program. Instructs the Secretary to require electronic stamp revenue and customer information collected by each state to be transmitted in accordance with a written agreement between the Secretary and the state. | 2023-01-11T13:22:10Z | |
| 112-sres-288 | 112 | sres | 288 | A resolution designating the week beginning October 9, 2011, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week". | Animals | 2011-10-06 | 2011-10-06 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6354-6356; text as passed Senate: CR S6354-6355; text of measure as introduced: CR S6349) | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 14 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the week beginning on October 9, 2011, as National Wildlife Refuge Week. Encourages the observance of National Wildlife Refuge Week with appropriate events and activities. Reaffirms the support of the Senate for wildlife conservation and the National Wildlife Refuge System. | 2019-02-20T22:48:47Z | |
| 112-hr-3074 | 112 | hr | 3074 | Cormorant Management and Natural Resources Protection Act | Animals | 2011-10-03 | 2012-03-29 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] | MN | R | K000363 | 23 | Cormorant Management and Natural Resources Protection Act - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to delegate the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under such Act with respect to double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) to a state on the date the Secretary approves a cormorant management plan submitted by such state. Requires the Secretary to: (1) approve or disapprove a management plan within 60 days of the plan's submission, (2) approve such plan if it is in accordance with U.S. obligations under treaties and federal law, (3) provide to the relevant governor the reasons for disapproving a plan and an opportunity to revise and resubmit the plan, (4) review each approved state management plan every five years, and (5) revoke such approval and delegation if the plan or the governor's exercise of delegated authority is not in accordance with such Act or any treaty implemented by such Act. Deems a management plan approved if the Secretary doesn't approve or disapprove it within 60 days after submission. Applies an approved management plan in lieu of regulations issued under such Act. Requires the Secretary to conduct educational and informational activities for the owners and operators of aquaculture facilities to improve their efforts to prevent cormorants from consuming aquatic species being reared in such facilities. | 2023-01-11T13:22:13Z | |
| 112-hr-3069 | 112 | hr | 3069 | Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act | Animals | 2011-09-29 | 2011-12-08 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 220. | House | Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] | WA | R | H000329 | 5 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of the department in which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is operating to issue one-year permits to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission for the lethal taking on the waters of the Columbia River or its tributaries of sea lions that are part of a healthy population that is not listed as an endangered species or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 in order to protect endangered and threatened species of salmon and other nonlisted fish species. Authorizes the Secretary to renew such permits. Prohibits such a permit from authorizing the lethal taking of more than 10 sea lions. Limits the cumulative annual taking of sea lions each year under all such permits to 1% of the annual potential biological removal level. Provides that environmental impact statement requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) do not apply with respect to this Act and the issuance of any such permits during the five-year period that begins on this Act's enactment. Authorizes the Secretary to suspend the issuance of such permits if, after five years, lethal removal authority is no longer necessary to protect salmonid and other fish species from sea lion predation. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) preventing predation by sea lions, recovery of listed salmonid stocks, and preventing future listings of fish stocks in the Columbia River is a vital priority; (2) permit holders exercising lethal removal authority should be trained in wildlife management; and (3)… | 2023-01-11T13:22:20Z | |
| 112-hr-2973 | 112 | hr | 2973 | Protecting Public Safety and Sacred Sites from the Utah Prairie Dog Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-09-20 | 2011-09-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] | UT | D | M001142 | 2 | Protecting Public Safety and Sacred Sites from the Utah Prairie Dog Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to amend the special rule concerning takings of the Utah prarie dog to permit the taking of such prairie dog under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 in any airport or cemetery in such prairie dog's range in which a state demonstrates that: (1) the prairie dog's entry or existence causes a threat to public health and safety or to the sanctity of a burial site, and (2) all practicable measures to eliminate that threat have been carried out without success. Defines "practicable measures" as: (1) the construction of fences around such areas, and (2) translocation of the prairie dogs by methods used by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. | 2023-01-11T13:22:23Z | |
| 112-s-1580 | 112 | s | 1580 | Protecting Public Safety and Sacred Sites from the Utah Prairie Dog Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-09-20 | 2011-09-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 1 | Protecting Public Safety and Sacred Sites from the Utah Prairie Dog Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to amend the special rule concerning takings of the Utah prarie dog to permit the taking of such prairie dog under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 in any airport or cemetery in such prairie dog's range in which a state demonstrates that: (1) the prairie dog's entry or existence causes a threat to public health and safety or to the sanctity of a burial site, and (2) all practicable measures to eliminate that threat have been carried out without success. Defines "practicable measures" as: (1) the construction of fences around such areas, and (2) translocation of the prairie dogs by methods used by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. | 2023-01-11T13:22:17Z | |
| 112-hr-2966 | 112 | hr | 2966 | American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-09-19 | 2011-10-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] | IN | R | B001149 | 166 | American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to detain for examination, testing, or the taking of evidence: (1) any horse at any horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction that is sore or which the Secretary has probable cause to believe is sore; and (2) any horse or other equine that the Secretary has probable cause to believe is being shipped, transported, moved, delivered, received, possessed, purchased, sold, or donated in violation of such prohibition. Increases the cap on the amount of appropriations that may be used to carry out such Act. | 2023-01-11T13:22:23Z | |
| 112-hr-2929 | 112 | hr | 2929 | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide an exception to that Act for actions carried out against grizzly bears in self-defense, defense of others, or a reasonable belief of imminent danger. | Animals | 2011-09-14 | 2011-09-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] | ID | R | L000573 | 1 | Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to exempt from such Act the taking of any grizzly bear by an individual in self-defense, in defense of another individual, or because of a reasonable belief of imminent danger posed by the grizzly bear to any individual. | 2023-01-11T13:22:24Z | |
| 112-s-1552 | 112 | s | 1552 | A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide an exception to that Act for actions carried out against grizzly bears in self-defense, defense of others, or a reasonable belief of imminent danger. | Animals | 2011-09-14 | 2011-09-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] | ID | R | C000880 | 2 | Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to exempt from such Act the taking of any grizzly bear by an individual in self-defense, in defense of another individual, or because of a reasonable belief of imminent danger posed by the grizzly bear to any individual. | 2023-01-11T13:22:18Z | |
| 112-hr-2714 | 112 | hr | 2714 | To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska northern sea otters that are taken for subsistence purposes. | Animals | 2011-07-30 | 2011-10-25 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, or sale of: (1) any pelt of a Southcentral or Southeast Alaskan otter that is taken for subsistence purposes by any Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo who resides in Alaska and who dwells on the coast of the North Pacific Ocean or the Arctic Ocean; or (2) any handicraft, garment, or art produced from such a pelt, regardless of whether it is traditional or contemporary or altered or not altered significantly. | 2023-01-11T13:22:40Z | |
| 112-s-1453 | 112 | s | 1453 | A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska northern sea otters that are taken for subsistence purposes. | Animals | 2011-07-29 | 2011-07-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 1 | Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, or sale of: (1) any pelt of a Southcentral or Southeast Alaskan otter that is taken for subsistence purposes by any Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo who resides in Alaska and who dwells on the coast of the North Pacific Ocean or the Arctic Ocean; or (2) any handicraft, garment, or art produced from such a pelt, regardless of whether it is traditional or contemporary or altered or not altered significantly. | 2023-01-11T13:22:35Z | |
| 112-s-1401 | 112 | s | 1401 | Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-07-21 | 2012-01-30 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 306. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 7 | Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2011 - (Sec. 3) Defines "salmon stronghold" as a defined geographical unit meeting biological criteria for abundance, productivity, diversity (genetic and life history), habitat quality, or other biological attributes important to sustaining viable salmon populations throughout their range, as defined by the Salmon Stronghold Partnership Board (the Board) established by this Act. (Sec. 4) Requires the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to establish the Salmon Stronghold Partnership as a cooperative, incentive-based, public-private partnership working across political boundaries and land ownerships to identify and conserve salmon strongholds. Requires the Board, to the extent possible, to include: (1) representatives of Alaska, California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington state; (2) specified federal entities; (3) nongovernmental organizations; (4) representatives from Indian tribes; and (5) a national or regional representative from associated counties. (Sec. 5) Requires the Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to carry out information and assessment functions associated with salmon strongholds and conservation planning. (Sec. 6) Establishes a salmon stronghold watershed grants and technical assistance program to fund program administration, assist locally with a network of local authorities and private entities, provide financial assistance, accelerate recovery plans for threatened or endangered salmon populations, and other stronghold protection and restoration activities. Sets forth guidelines for program selection, prioritization, and funding to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) or qualified states with a competitive grant process. Limits the federal share of the cost of a project on nonfederal land to 50%. (Sec. 7) Directs federal agencies responsible for managing federal land within a stronghold to cooperate with the Assistant Administrator and t… | 2023-01-11T13:22:37Z | |
| 112-s-1402 | 112 | s | 1402 | Marine Mammal Protection Amendment Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-07-21 | 2011-07-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] | MA | R | B001268 | 0 | Marine Mammal Protection Amendment Act of 2011 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to increase the maximum penalty for knowingly violating the Act's prohibitions against the taking or importation of marine mammals. | 2023-01-11T13:22:36Z | |
| 112-s-1324 | 112 | s | 1324 | Captive Primate Safety Act | Animals | 2011-07-05 | 2012-07-17 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 456. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 7 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of such species in interstate or foreign commerce. Makes it unlawful for a person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase a live animal of any prohibited wildlife species in interstate or foreign commerce (i.e., for pet trade purposes). Sets forth exceptions to such prohibition, including, under certain conditions, for: (1) transporting a nonhuman primate to or from a veterinarian, (2) transporting a nonhuman primate to a legally designated caregiver as a result of the death of the preceding owner, and (3) transporting a single primate of the genus Cebus that was obtained from and trained by a charitable organization to assist a permanently disabled individual with a severe mobility impairment. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act. Extends the authorization of appropriations to carry out such prohibition for FY2011-FY2015. | 2023-01-11T13:22:39Z | |
| 112-s-1281 | 112 | s | 1281 | Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-06-27 | 2011-06-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] | IL | R | K000360 | 9 | Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2011 - Prohibits a person from transporting a horse in interstate commerce in a motor vehicle (except a vehicle operated exclusively on rail or rails) containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another. Sets forth civil penalties for persons who knowingly violate such prohibition. | 2023-01-11T13:22:51Z | |
| 112-hr-2256 | 112 | hr | 2256 | Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-06-21 | 2011-07-13 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] | PA | D | D000482 | 98 | Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to list permissible sources of dogs and cats used by research facilities to include dogs and cats obtained: (1) from a licensed dealer, (2) from a publicly owned and operated pound or shelter that meets specified requirements, (3) by donation from a person who bred and raised the dog or cat or owned it for not less than one year, or (4) from a research facility licensed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Sets forth additional monetary penalties for related violations. Prohibits federal facilities from purchasing or otherwise acquiring dogs or cats for exhibition purposes (currently, for research, experimentation, or exhibition purposes) except from: (1) the operator of an auction that comports with legal requirements, or (2) a person holding a valid dealer or exhibitor license. Prohibits dealers from selling or otherwise providing any research facility (currently, any individual or entity) with random source dogs or cats unless specified certification requirements are met. | 2021-09-28T13:51:06Z | |
| 112-hres-309 | 112 | hres | 309 | Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Animal Welfare Institute. | Animals | 2011-06-16 | 2011-06-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] | CA | R | G000021 | 4 | Recognizes the Animal Welfare Institute for its contributions to the humane treatment of animals worldwide and for its service to the people of the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:22:57Z | |
| 112-s-1224 | 112 | s | 1224 | Bureau of Reclamation Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-06-16 | 2011-06-23 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-129. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 3 | Bureau of Reclamation Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2012-FY2023 to provide for the annual base funding for the intergovernmental recovery implementation program for the endangered fish species in the Upper Colorado River and the San Juan River, above and beyond the continued use of power revenues collected under the Colorado River Storage Project Act to fund the operation and maintenance of capital projects and monitoring. | 2023-01-11T13:22:53Z | |
| 112-hres-301 | 112 | hres | 301 | Expressing support for designation of June 20, 2011, as "American Eagle Day", and celebrating the recovery and restoration of the bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States. | Animals | 2011-06-13 | 2011-06-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] | TN | R | R000582 | 0 | Expresses support for the designation of American Eagle Day. Applauds the issuance of bald eagle commemorative coins by the Secretary of the Treasury as a means by which to generate critical funds for the protection of bald eagles Encourages educational entities, organizations, businesses, conservation groups, and government agencies with a shared interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate and develop educational tools for use in the public schools of the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:22:57Z | |
| 112-s-1176 | 112 | s | 1176 | American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-06-09 | 2011-06-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3692-3693) | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 26 | American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011 - Amends the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to detain for examination, testing, or the taking of evidence: (1) any horse at any horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction that is sore or which the Secretary has probable cause to believe is sore; and (2) any horse or other equine that the Secretary has probable cause to believe is being shipped, transported, moved, delivered, received, possessed, purchased, sold, or donated in violation of such prohibition. Increases the cap on the amount of appropriations that may be used to carry out such Act. | 2023-01-11T13:22:55Z | |
| 112-sres-206 | 112 | sres | 206 | A resolution designating June 20, 2011, as "American Eagle Day", and celebrating the recovery and restoration of the bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States. | Animals | 2011-06-08 | 2011-06-08 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3629-3630; text as passed Senate: CR S3629-3630; text of measure as introduced: CR S3620-3621) | Senate | Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] | TN | R | A000360 | 8 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates June 20, 2011, as American Eagle Day. Applauds the issuance of bald eagle commemorative coins by the Secretary of the Treasury as a means by which to generate critical funds for the protection of bald eagles Encourages educational entities, organizations, businesses, conservation groups, and government agencies with a shared interest in conserving endangered species to collaborate and develop educational tools for use in the public schools of the United States. | 2019-02-20T22:48:02Z | |
| 112-hres-284 | 112 | hres | 284 | Honoring wild horses and burros as important to our national heritage. | Animals | 2011-05-26 | 2011-09-01 | Recalled by full committee. | House | Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] | AZ | D | G000551 | 0 | Honors the 16th birthday of Cloud, a wild stallion. Recognizes wild horses and burros as living symbols of the western development era. | 2021-09-28T12:27:59Z | |
| 112-s-1066 | 112 | s | 1066 | A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date on which the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. | Animals | 2011-05-25 | 2011-05-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] | ID | R | C000880 | 4 | Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of polar bear parts taken in a sport hunt in Canada, if legally harvested before: (1) February 18, 1997; or (2) May 15, 2008, from a bear population from which a sport-hunted trophy could be imported before such date. (Polar bears were listed as a threatened species by the Department of the Interior on May 14, 2008.) | 2020-02-12T18:58:28Z | |
| 112-s-1053 | 112 | s | 1053 | Veterinary Services Investment Act | Animals | 2011-05-24 | 2011-05-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 15 | Veterinarian Services Investment Act - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a matching grant program with qualified entities to develop, implement, and sustain veterinary services. Requires a qualifying entity to carry out programs that: (1) relieve veterinarian shortage situations, (2) support private veterinary practices engaged in public health activities, or (3) support practices of veterinarians who are participating in or have successfully completed a specified service requirement. Makes such grants available for: (1) assistance for establishing or expanding veterinary practices or establishing mobile veterinary facilities; (2) veterinarian, technician, and student recruitment; (3) grants to attend training programs in food safety or food animal medicine; (4) grants to establish or expand accredited education, internship, residency, and fellowship programs; (5) grants to assess veterinarian shortage situations; and (6) grants for continuing education and extension, including veterinary telemedicine and other distance-based education. | 2022-02-03T05:53:24Z | |
| 112-hr-1917 | 112 | hr | 1917 | Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-05-13 | 2012-03-29 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 3 | Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct, through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a Joint Ventures Program to develop a framework for the approval and establishment of Joint Ventures that: (1) provide financial and technical assistance to support regional migratory bird conservation partnerships, (2) develop and implement plans for the protection and enhancement of migratory bird populations, (3) complement and support activities by the Secretary and the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to fulfill obligations under specified migratory bird and conservation Acts, and (4) support other specified goals and objectives. Authorizes the Director to enter into agreements with eligible partners to establish Joint Ventures to: (1) promote sustainable migratory bird populations and fish and wildlife, (2) encourage stakeholder and government partnerships, and (3) establish science-based migratory bird conservation plans and promote broader landscape-level conservation of fish and wildlife habitat. Specifies that eligible partners include: (1) federal and state agencies; (2) affected regional, local, and tribal governments, private landowners, land managers, and other private stakeholders; (3) certain nongovernmental organizations; and (4) other relevant stakeholders. Authorizes the Director to award Joint Venture financial assistance grants. | 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z | |
| 112-hr-1806 | 112 | hr | 1806 | Bluefin Tuna Fishermen Employment Preservation Act | Animals | 2011-05-10 | 2011-05-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1] | NH | R | G000570 | 0 | Bluefin Tuna Fishermen Employment Preservation Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit treatment of the Bluefin tuna as an endangered or threatened species. | 2019-02-20T20:54:17Z | |
| 112-hr-1819 | 112 | hr | 1819 | State Wildlife Management Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-05-10 | 2011-05-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] | MI | R | M001150 | 11 | State Wildlife Management Act of 2011 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to prohibit any gray wolf from being treated as an endangered species or threatened species or from being subject to such Act if the wolf: (1) is located in any state within the range of the Northern Rocky Mountain distinct population segment or anywhere in Nevada or Colorado and there are at least 450 gray wolves in such segment; (2) is located in any state within the range of the Western Great Lakes distinct population segment and the number of gray wolves within such state's boundaries is at least 1,200 for Minnesota, 150 for Michigan, and 150 for Wisconsin; or (3) is located in Arizona or New Mexico if the combined total number of gray wolves in those states is at least 100. Provides for: (1) state regulation of gray wolves if the population meets or exceeds the applicable number for such state; or (2) treatment as an endangered or threatened species if the number of gray wolves is less than that number until the Secretary determines that the number of gray wolves in such state equals at least that number during two consecutive years. Defines "gray wolf" as any taxonomic group traditionally associated with the gray wolf, including Canus lupus, Canus lupus lycaon, and Canus lupus baileyi, regardless of specific taxonomy of any particular gray wolf variety as a species, subspecies, or other designation. | 2019-02-20T20:54:24Z | |
| 112-hr-1760 | 112 | hr | 1760 | Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-05-05 | 2011-07-28 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 5 | Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2011 - Amends the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to award a multiyear grant to an eligible person to implement a great ape conservation project that the person demonstrates is an effective, long-term conservation strategy for great apes and their habitats. Requires the Secretary to convene a panel of experts to identify the greatest needs and priorities for the conservation of great apes within a year of this Act's enactment and every five years thereafter (current law authorizes the Secretary to convene a panel to consider the greatest conservation needs every two years). Requires the panel to include representatives from foreign range states with expertise in great ape conservation and to consider relevant great ape conservation plans or strategies, including scientific research and findings related to: (1) conservation needs and priorities of great apes; (2) regional or species-specific action plans or strategies; (3) applicable strategies developed or initiated by the Secretary; and (4) any other applicable conservation plan or strategy. Authorizes the Secretary to pay expenses of convening and facilitating meetings of the panel. Authorizes appropriations for the Great Ape Conservation Fund for FY2012-FY2017. | 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z | |
| 112-hr-1765 | 112 | hr | 1765 | Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-05-05 | 2011-05-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] | LA | R | B001255 | 0 | Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act of 2011 - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to allow an agricultural producer, or a hunter with the producer's permission, to take migratory game birds by the aid of baiting, if: (1) the manipulation occurs on the producer's land on which a crop was not harvestable during the current or immediately preceding crop year due to a natural disaster, and (2) a local representative of the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) confirms that the crop has been destroyed and that it would not be economically practicable to harvest the crop. | 2019-11-15T21:24:06Z | |
| 112-hr-1725 | 112 | hr | 1725 | To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants for the prevention of cruelty to animals to States that have enacted laws prohibiting the devocalization of dogs and cats for purposes of convenience. | Animals | 2011-05-04 | 2011-05-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] | MD | D | R000576 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grants for the prevention of cruelty to animals to states that have enacted laws prohibiting the performance of devocalization procedures on dogs and cats for purposes of convenience. Defines: (1) "devocalization procedure" as a surgical procedure that prevents an animal's larynx from producing sound or reduces the ability of the larynx to produce sound, and (2) "for purposes of convenience" meaning that the procedure is not performed primarily for the animal's therapeutic benefit. | 2019-11-15T20:52:11Z | |
| 112-hr-1513 | 112 | hr | 1513 | Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-04-13 | 2011-04-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] | MD | R | B000208 | 177 | Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011 - Prohibits: (1) conducting invasive research on great apes; (2) possessing, maintaining, or housing a great ape for the purpose of conducting invasive research; (3) using federal funds to conduct such research on a great ape or to support an entity conducting or facilitating invasive research on a great ape either within or outside of the United States; (4) knowingly breeding a great ape for the purpose of conducting or facilitating such research; (5) transporting, moving, delivering receiving, leasing, renting, donating, purchasing, selling, or borrowing a great ape in interstate or foreign commerce for conducting or facilitating such research; and (6) transferring federal ownership of a great ape to a non-federal entity unless the entity is a suitable sanctuary. Defines "great ape" as any chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon. Defines "invasive research" as research that may cause death, injury, pain, distress, fear, or trauma to great apes, including drug testing or exposure to a substance or isolation, social deprivation, or other experimental manipulations that may be detrimental to the ape's health or psychological well-being. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to effectuate the permanent retirement of all great apes that are owned by the federal government and that are being maintained in any facility for the purpose of breeding for, holding for, or conducting invasive research. Sets forth civil penalties for violations of this Act. Establishes in the Treasury the Great Ape Sanctuary System Fund to be administered by the Secretary for construction, renovation, and operation of the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees. | 2021-09-28T13:32:35Z | |
| 112-s-810 | 112 | s | 810 | Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-04-13 | 2012-11-30 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 17 | Great Ape Protection and Cost Savings Act of 2012 - (Sec. 4) Prohibits: (1) conducting invasive research on great apes; (2) possessing, maintaining, or housing a great ape for the purpose of conducting invasive research; (3) using federal funds to conduct such research or to support an entity conducting or facilitating such research within or outside of the United States; (4) knowingly breeding a great ape for the purpose of conducting or facilitating such research; (5) transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, leasing, renting, donating, purchasing, selling, or borrowing a great ape in interstate or foreign commerce for conducting or facilitating such research; and (6) transferring federal ownership of a great ape to a non-federal entity unless the entity is a suitable sanctuary. Provides that nothing in this Act limits or prevents individualized medical care performed on a great ape by a licensed veterinarian or physician for the well-being of the great ape, including surgical procedures or chemical treatments for birth control. Defines: (1) a "great ape" as any chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon; (2) "invasive research" as research that may cause death, injury, pain, distress, fear, or trauma to great apes, including drug testing or exposure to a substance or isolation, social deprivation, or other experimental manipulations that may be detrimental to the ape's health or psychological well-being; and (3) a "suitable sanctuary" as a sanctuary that meets or exceeds the standards of care for chimpanzees held in the federally supported sanctuary system, or a nonprofit wildlife sanctuary that meets specified requirements, including that it provides a place of refuge for the lifetime of the animal and does not conduct invasive research. (Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), upon finding that a new, emerging, or reemerging disease or disorder presents a challenge to treatment, prevention, or control that defies non-great ape models and technologies and … | 2022-02-03T05:53:36Z | |
| 112-hres-220 | 112 | hres | 220 | Expressing support for designation of the first Saturday in October as "National Animal Rescue Day" to create awareness, educate humans of the importance of adoption, and create a humane environment for any pet, including the importance of spaying and neutering of animals, and the encouragement of animal adoptions throughout the United States. | Animals | 2011-04-12 | 2011-04-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 56 | Supports the designation of a National Animal Rescue Day to create awareness for animal rescue programs throughout the year and address the challenge of overpopulation through continued spaying and neutering. | 2021-09-28T12:35:49Z | |
| 112-hr-1456 | 112 | hr | 1456 | To reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act. | Animals | 2011-04-08 | 2011-04-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 13 | Amends the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to authorize the appropriation to the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund of such sums as are necessary to carry out such Act for FY2012-FY2017. | 2021-04-19T18:31:22Z | |
| 112-sres-132 | 112 | sres | 132 | A resolution recognizing and honoring the zoos and aquariums of the United States. | Animals | 2011-04-06 | 2011-11-08 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7226) | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] | NE | D | N000180 | 28 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes U.S. zoos and aquariums and commends their employees and volunteers. Calls for continued support for accredited zoos and aquariums and their conservation, education, and recreation programs. | 2019-02-20T22:47:15Z | |
| 112-s-707 | 112 | s | 707 | Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act | Animals | 2011-03-31 | 2011-03-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 32 | Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to define a "high volume retail breeder" as a person who, in commerce, for compensation or profit: (1) has an ownership interest in or custody of one or more breeding female dogs; and (2) sells, via any means of conveyance, more than 50 of the offspring of such dogs for use as pets in any one-year period. Considers such a breeder of dogs to be a dealer. Requires dealers to include on licensing applications and annual renewals the total number of dogs exempted from exercise on the premises of the dealer in the preceding year by a licensed veterinarian. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to promulgate requirements for the exercise of dogs at facilities owned or operated by a dealer, including requiring daily access to exercise that: (1) allows the dogs to move sufficiently in a way that is not forced, repetitive, or restrictive; and (2) is in an area that is spacious, cleaned at least once a day, free of infestation by pests or vermin, and designed to prevent the dogs from escaping. Allows an exemption if: (1) a licensed veterinarian determines that a dog should not exercise because of the health, condition, or well-being of the dog; and (2) such determination is reviewed and updated at least once every 30 days by the veterinarian, unless the basis for the determination is a permanent condition. Subjects such a determination to review and approval by the Secretary. | 2022-02-03T05:53:52Z | |
| 112-hr-1042 | 112 | hr | 1042 | DELIST Act | Animals | 2011-03-11 | 2011-03-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] | CA | D | B001234 | 16 | Discredit Eternal Listing Inequality of Species Takings Act or the DELIST Act - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to treat a limited listed species as extinct for purposes of this Act upon the expiration of the 15-year period beginning on the date it is determined by the Secretary of the Interior to be an endangered species, unless the Secretary publishes a finding that: (1) there has been a substantial increase in the population of the species during that period; or (2) the continued listing of the species does not impose any economic hardship on communities located in the range of the species. Defines "limited listed species" as any species that is listed as an endangered species for which it is not reasonably possible to determine whether the species has been extirpated from the range of the species that existed on the date the species was listed because not all individuals of the species were identified at the time of such listing. | 2023-01-11T13:20:22Z | |
| 112-s-538 | 112 | s | 538 | A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act. | Animals | 2011-03-10 | 2011-08-02 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 0 | Amends the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to authorize appropriations to carry out such Act for FY2012-FY2017. | 2023-01-11T13:22:28Z | |
| 112-hr-990 | 112 | hr | 990 | Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-03-09 | 2011-03-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 7 | Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act of 2011 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear parts taken legally in sport hunts in Canada. | 2019-11-15T21:30:55Z | |
| 112-hr-991 | 112 | hr | 991 | Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-03-09 | 2011-12-01 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 35 | Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any person: (1) who submits proof that the polar bear was legally harvested before February 18, 1997; or (2) who has submitted, in support of an application submitted before May 15, 2008, proof that the bear was legally harvested before such date from a polar bear population from which a sport-hunted trophy could be imported before such date. (Polar bears were listed as a threatened species by the Department of the Interior on May 14, 2008.) | 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z | |
| 112-hr-946 | 112 | hr | 946 | Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act | Animals | 2011-03-08 | 2011-06-14 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] | WA | R | H000329 | 5 | Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of the department in which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is operating to issue one-year permits for the lethal taking of California sea lions on the waters of the Columbia River or its tributaries if the Secretary determines that alternative measures to reduce sea lion predation on salmonid stocks listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 do not adequately protect such stocks. Prohibits such a permit from authorizing the lethal taking of more than 10 California sea lions. Limits the cumulative annual taking of California sea lions each year under all such permits to 1% of the annual potential biological removal level. Requires the Secretary to determine whether alternative measures to reduce sea lion predation on such salmonid stocks will adequately protect them. Prohibits a California sea lion from being taken unless the permit holder has determined that: (1) such sea lion has preyed upon salmonid stocks in the Columbia River, and (2) nonlethal alternative measures have not been effective. Terminates such permitting authority after the earlier of five years after this Act's enactment or the date the Secretary determines that lethal removal authority is no longer necessary to protect such salmonid stocks. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) nonlethal means of preventing sea lion predation of salmonid stocks in the Columbia River is preferable to lethal means, (2) permit holders exercising lethal removal authority should be trained in wildlife management, and (3) the government should continue to support effective nonlethal alternatives. | 2022-03-02T05:20:15Z | |
| 112-hr-835 | 112 | hr | 835 | Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act | Animals | 2011-02-28 | 2011-03-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] | PA | R | G000549 | 216 | Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to define a "high volume retail breeder" as a person who, in commerce, for compensation or profit: (1) has an ownership interest in or custody of one or more breeding female dogs; and (2) sells, via any means of conveyance, more than 50 of the offspring of such dogs for use as pets in any one-year period. Considers such a breeder of dogs to be a dealer. Requires dealers to include on licensing applications and annual renewals the total number of dogs exempted from exercise on the premises of the dealer in the preceding year by a licensed veterinarian. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to promulgate requirements for the exercise of dogs at facilities owned or operated by a dealer, including requiring daily access to exercise that: (1) allows the dogs to move sufficiently in a way that is not forced, repetitive, or restrictive; and (2) is in an area that is spacious, cleaned at least once a day, free of infestation by pests or vermin, and designed to prevent the dogs from escaping. Allows an exemption if: (1) a licensed veterinarian determines that a dog should not exercise because of the health, condition, or well-being of the dog; and (2) such determination is reviewed and updated at least once every 30 days by the veterinarian, unless the basis for the determination is a permanent condition. Subjects such a determination to review and approval by the Secretary. | 2023-01-11T13:20:32Z | |
| 112-hr-838 | 112 | hr | 838 | Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-02-28 | 2011-02-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] | MN | R | K000363 | 13 | Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2011 - Prohibits any wolf (species, subspecies, or population segment of Canis lupus) in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan from being treated under any status of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, including as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population. Provides that each state shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the management of wolves within its borders. | 2023-01-11T13:20:32Z | |
| 112-s-357 | 112 | s | 357 | Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-02-15 | 2012-09-19 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 5 | Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2011 - (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the governor of a potentially affected state, to declare in such state a wildlife disease emergency for a disease that affects wildlife: (1) within the United States; or (2) outside the United States, but with the potential to enter the United States. Requires the Secretary, in making such a declaration, to consider: (1) the level of threat the disease poses to affected wildlife populations; (2) the sufficiency of resources available in the fund established by this Act; (3) the ability of the Department of the Interior and other agencies, tribal governments, and other stakeholders to address and coordinate a response to the disease through other means; and (4) the request of any state governor to make such a declaration. Directs the Secretary, upon making such a declaration, to lead a coordinated response to the emergency. Authorizes the Secretary to implement a grant program to provide grants to state wildlife agencies and Indian tribes to coordinate the response to, and address, such declared emergencies. (Sec. 5) Establishes in the Treasury a Wildlife Disease Emergency Fund, to be administered by the Secretary. Requires the Fund to consist of such amounts as are appropriated to the Fund and that are received as donations, gifts, or contributions. Prohibits amounts in the Fund from being made available for any purpose other than to respond to a declared emergency. Requires the Secretary to report annually to Congress on the operation of the Fund. Requires a separate statement concerning the Fund in the President's annual budget submission to Congress. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to establish a Wildlife Disease Committee to assist the Secretary in increasing the level of preparedness needed to address emerging wildlife diseases. Requires the Committee to: (1) advise the Secretary on risk assessment, preparation, monitoring, research, and response to wildlife di… | 2023-01-11T13:20:27Z | |
| 112-s-321 | 112 | s | 321 | Delisting Gray Wolves to Restore State Management Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-02-10 | 2011-02-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 1 | Delisting Gray Wolves to Restore State Management Act of 2011 - Grants the full force and effect of law to the final rule entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule To Identify the Northern Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolf as a Distinct Population Segment and To Revise the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife." | 2023-01-11T13:20:28Z | |
| 112-hr-525 | 112 | hr | 525 | Veterinary Public Health Amendments Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-02-08 | 2011-03-09 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | House | Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] | WI | D | B001230 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Veterinary Public Health Amendments Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise a public health workforce grant program designed to increase the number of individuals in the public health workforce to include a health professions school or program of veterinary public health. Defines "veterinary public health" to include veterinarians engaged in one or more of the following areas to the extent such areas have an impact on human health: biodefense and emergency preparedness; emerging and reemerging infection diseases; environmental health; ecosystem health pre- and post-harvest food protection; regulatory medicine; diagnostic laboratory medicine; veterinary pathology; biomedical research; the practice of food animal medicine in rural areas; and government practice. Expands the public health workforce loan repayment program to make such veterinarians eligible for the program. | 2023-01-11T13:20:40Z | |
| 112-s-249 | 112 | s | 249 | A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that Act shall not apply to any gray wolf (Canis lupus). | Animals | 2011-02-01 | 2011-02-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 11 | Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that such Act shall not apply to any gray wolf (canis lupus). | 2023-01-11T13:20:30Z | |
| 112-hr-509 | 112 | hr | 509 | To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that Act shall not apply to the gray wolf (canis lupus). | Animals | 2011-01-26 | 2011-01-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | R000571 | 52 | Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that such Act shall not apply to the gray wolf (canis lupus). | 2023-01-11T13:20:52Z | |
| 112-hr-510 | 112 | hr | 510 | Idaho and Montana Wolf Management Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-01-26 | 2011-01-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | R000571 | 2 | Idaho and Montana Wolf Management Act of 2011 - Prohibits any wolf (species, subspecies, or population segment of Canis lupus) in Idaho or Montana from being treated under any status of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, including as an endangered species, a threatened species, an essential experimental population, or a nonessential experimental population. Provides that each state shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the management of wolves within its borders. | 2023-01-11T13:20:52Z | |
| 112-s-115 | 112 | s | 115 | Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-01-25 | 2011-01-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act of 2011 - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to allow an agricultural producer, or a hunter with the producer's permission, to take migratory game birds by the aid of baiting, if: (1) the manipulation occurs on the producer's land on which a crop was not harvestable during the current or immediately preceding crop year due to a natural disaster, and (2) a local representative of the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) confirms that the crop has been destroyed and that it would not be economically practicable to harvest the crop. | 2023-01-11T13:20:48Z | |
| 112-hr-39 | 112 | hr | 39 | Polar Bear Delisting Act | Animals | 2011-01-05 | 2011-01-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Polar Bear Delisting Act - Provides that the determination by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the threatened status of the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and the listing of such species as threatened shall have no force or effect. | 2023-01-11T13:20:56Z | |
| 112-hr-50 | 112 | hr | 50 | Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2011 | Animals | 2011-01-05 | 2011-07-28 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 5 | Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Authorizes appropriations to carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, and the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 for FY2012-FY2016. | 2023-01-11T13:20:52Z |
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