Birds
US Congress 114th Congress
Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2015 [HB-1793]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Science ]
Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2015 This bill provides a categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for a vegetation management project by the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service involving removal or treatment of any Pinyon or Juniper tree to conserve or restore the habitat of the greater sage-grouse or mule deer. Under NEPA a categorical exclusion is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul A. Gosar
Introduced In House on 04/14/2015
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 [HB-1735]
[Defense ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Aerospace ]
[Science ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Veterans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Energy ]
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Sec. 3) Defines "congressional defense committees" as the House and Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees. (Sec. 4) Specifies procedures for determining the budgetary effects of this bill for compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS TITLE I--PROCUREMENT Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Procurement at the levels identified
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Vetoed By President. on 10/22/2015
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To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes. [HB-1729]
[Animals ]
[Native American Affairs ]
To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide that nothing in such Act prohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, and transporting any authentic Alaskan Native article of handicraft or clothing on the basis that it contains a nonedible migratory bird part. The exemption is inapplicable with respect to any handicraft or clothing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 04/20/2015
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Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2015 [HB-1126]
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[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[National Security ]
Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Defense to provide for a program under which postal benefits are provided to a member of the Armed Forces who is on active duty and who is either: (1) serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, or another hostile fire area designated as eligible for hazardous duty pay; or (2) hospitalized at a military medical facility as a result of such service. Requires the postal benefits to be in the form of coupons, vouchers, or other evidence of credit to use for postal-free mailings. Makes the benefits program
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015
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Hunter and Farmer Protection Act [HB-1099]
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[Animals ]
[Food ]
Hunter and Farmer Protection Act This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to revise standards for determining what constitutes baiting for purposes of the prohibition on taking migratory game birds. A baited area, in the case of waterfowl, cranes, and coots, includes a standing, unharvested crop that has been manipulated through activities such as mowing, discing, or rolling, unless the activities are normal agricultural practices. An area is not considered to be a baited area if it: (1) has been treated with a normal agricultural practice,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bruce Westerman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/23/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Goose and Duck Hunting Seasons - Extension [SJR-5]
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Urging the members of the Maryland Congressional Delegation to work with Congress and the United States Department of the Interior to extend goose hunting and duck hunting seasons on the Eastern Shore to run through February of each year.
Sponsored by: Sen. John C Astle
Hearing 3/30 At 3:00 P.m. on 03/30/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Game Birds - Baiting [SB-88]
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Altering the prohibition against a person hunting specified game birds by the aid of baiting or on or over a baited area to require that the person know or reasonably should know that the area is a baited area before a violation occurs.
Sponsored by: Sen. John C Astle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 148 on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Sunday Hunting [SB-378]
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[Recreation ]
Repealing a specified restriction on Sunday deer hunting in Baltimore County; and authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person in Baltimore County to hunt any game bird or game mammal, except migratory game birds and wetland game birds, on Sunday during the open season for that game bird or game mammal on private land.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/24/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Caroline County and Dorchester County - Sunday Hunting [SB-117]
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Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person in Caroline County or Dorchester County to hunt any game bird or game mammal, except migratory game birds and wetland game birds, on a Sunday on specified land during the open season for that game bird or game mammal.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/20/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Goose and Duck Hunting Seasons - Extension [HJR-5]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Urging the members of the Maryland Congressional Delegation to work with Congress and the United States Department of the Interior to extend goose hunting and duck hunting season on the Eastern Shore to run through February of each year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Trade in Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn - Prohibition [HB-713]
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[Trade ]
[Crime ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from purchasing, selling, offering for sale, possessing with the intent to sell, or importing with the intent to sell any ivory or rhinoceros horn, subject to specified exceptions; establishing under specified circumstances a presumption that a person possesses ivory or rhinoceros horn with the intent to sell; establishing specified penalties for a violation of the Act; authorizing a court to order that a person who violates the Act pay specified restitution to be used for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/16/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Caroline County and Dorchester County - Sunday Hunting [HB-285]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person in Caroline County or Dorchester County to hunt any game bird or game mammal, except migratory game birds and wetland game birds, on a Sunday on specified land during the open season for that game bird or game mammal.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dorchester County Delegation
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/03/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Sunday Hunting [HB-18]
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[Sports ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Repealing a specified restriction on Sunday deer hunting in Baltimore County; and authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person in Baltimore County to hunt any game bird or game mammal, except migratory game birds and wetland game birds, on a Sunday during the open season for that game bird or game mammal on private land.
Sponsored by: Rep. John M. Cluster
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/02/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Game Birds - Baiting [HB-170]
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Altering the prohibition against a person hunting specified game birds by the aid of baiting or on or over a baited area to require that the person know or reasonably should know that the area is a baited area before a violation occurs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Allegany County, Garrett County, and Washington County - Sunday Hunting [SB-472]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person in Allegany County, Garrett County, or Washington County to hunt any game bird or game mammal except migratory game birds and wetland game birds on a Sunday on specified public and private land during the open season for that game bird or game mammal; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald N Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 506 on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Turkey Hunting - Fall Season [SB-192]
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[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish by regulation a fall turkey season for the portion of Anne Arundel County lying south of MD Route 214; and requiring the dates and bag limits for the fall turkey season established under the Act to be consistent with the dates and bag limits established for the fall turkey season in Allegany County, Garrett County, and Washington County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward R. Reilly
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 02/10/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Payment of Costs [SB-149]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a court to order a defendant convicted of a specified charge of animal cruelty, as a condition of sentencing, to pay, in addition to any other fines and costs, all reasonable costs incurred in removing, housing, treating, or euthanizing an animal confiscated from the defendant.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert A Zirkin
Hearing 1/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Animal Cruelty - Payment of Costs [HB-93]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a court to order a defendant convicted of a specified charge of animal cruelty, as a condition of sentencing, to pay, in addition to any other fines and costs, all reasonable costs, not to exceed $15,000, incurred in removing, housing, treating, euthanizing, or disposing of an animal confiscated from the defendant, except under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
House Requests Senate Recede on 04/07/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Allegany County, Garrett County, and Washington County - Sunday Hunting [HB-406]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person in Allegany County, Garrett County, or Washington County to hunt any game bird or game mammal, except migratory game birds and wetland game birds, on a Sunday on specified public and private land during the open season for that game bird or game mammal.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil C Parrott
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Turkey Hunting - Fall Season [HB-196]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish by regulation a fall turkey season for the portion of Anne Arundel County lying south of MD Route 214; and requiring the dates and bag limits for the fall turkey season established under the Act to be consistent with the dates and bag limits established for the fall turkey season in Allegany County, Garrett County, and Washington County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert A. Costa
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters; Withdrawn on 02/10/2014