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To transfer criminal enforcement and investigative authority and functions of certain agencies to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. [HB-3281]
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Amends the federal criminal code to repeal provisions granting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) personnel law enforcement powers with respect to the investigation of criminal violations of laws administered by EPA. Requires any criminal enforcement and investigative authority and functions of EPA not delegated to state or local law enforcement to be transferred to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/09/2014
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Captive Primate Safety Act [HB-2856]
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[Consumer Protection ]
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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). Modifies exceptions to such prohibition, including by making it inapplicable to a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 08/06/2013
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PLANT Act [HB-2735]
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Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking Act of 2013 or the PLANT Act - Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend the federal sentencing guidelines to ensure that they provide for additional penalties applicable to persons convicted of Controlled Substances Act offenses of manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing with intent to distribute a controlled substance or a counterfeit substance while on federal property or intentionally trespassing on the property of another, if the offense involves: the use of a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 09/13/2013
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Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 [HB-2498]
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[Small Business ]
[Energy ]
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[Veterans ]
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Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Title I: Commodity Programs - Subtitle A: Repeals and Reforms - Repeals, but continues for crop year 2013, direct payments, countercyclical payments, and the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). Makes adverse market payments available for the 2014-2018 crop years to producers on farms where the actual price for a covered commodity is less than the reference price for such commodity. Establishes the agriculture risk coverage program for crop years 2014-2018 to make payments to producers
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Referred To The House Committee On Agriculture. on 06/25/2013
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Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act [HB-1998]
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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 in interstate or foreign commerce, breeding, or possessing 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 breeding transportation, or possession of such species by authorized
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 05/21/2013
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PAST Act [HB-1518]
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Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2013 or the PAST Act - 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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 04/12/2013
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Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2013 [HB-1073]
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Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2013 - Title I: Safety of Maritime Navigation - (Sec. 101) Amends the federal criminal code to provide that existing prohibitions against conduct that endangers the safe navigation of a ship: (1) shall apply to conduct that is committed against or on board a U.S. vessel or a vessel subject to U.S. jurisdiction, in U.S. territorial seas, or by a U.S. corporation or legal entity; and (2) shall not apply to activities of armed forces during an armed conflict or in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert C. Scott
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/21/2013
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Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2020 [S.4848]
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A bill to continue the whole-of-government approach to ending global wildlife poaching and trafficking by permanently reauthorizing the activities of the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 10/22/2020
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Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act [S.3547]
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[Law Enforcement ]
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
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6343-6344) on 09/13/2012
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Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2011 [S.350]
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Environmental Crimes Enforcement Act of 2011 - Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and policy statements applicable to persons convicted of offenses under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to reflect the intent of Congress that penalties for such offenses be increased to appropriately account for the actual harm to the public and the environment from such offenses. Amends the federal criminal code to require mandatory restitution to victims
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Committee On The Judiciary. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 05/19/2011
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Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 [S.3240]
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[Energy ]
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[Small Business ]
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Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 - Repeals, but continues for crop year 2012: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). Establishes the agriculture risk coverage program through crop year 2017 for covered crops to make payments to producers for each planted crop when actual farm or county-wide crop revenue is below the agriculture risk coverage guarantee (89% of historical revenue). Requires producers to choose individual or county coverage. Authorizes: (1) nonrecourse
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Sponsored by: Sen. Debbie Stabenow
By Senator Stabenow From Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 08/02/2012. Report No. 112-203. Additional Views Filed. on 08/28/2012
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Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012 [S.2062]
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Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012 - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to repeal the prohibition on importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce: (1) fish or wildlife taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of foreign law; or (2) plants taken, possessed, transported, or sold in violation of foreign law, without the payment of appropriate royalties, taxes, or stumpage fees required by foreign law, or in violation of any limitation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/02/2012
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Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2011 [S.1947]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2011 - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit any person from knowingly attending an animal fighting venture or knowingly causing a minor (a person under the age of 18) to attend such a venture. Subjects any person who: (1) knowingly attends such venture to a fine and/or imprisonment for up to a year for each violation, and (2) knowingly causes a minor to attend such venture to a fine and/or imprisonment for up to three years for each violation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Received In The House. on 12/07/2012
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Captive Primate Safety Act [S.1324]
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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:
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Boxer Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 112-188. on 07/17/2012
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Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2011 [HB-81]
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[Science ]
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) study the uses and capabilities of amateur radio communications in emergencies and disaster relief; (2) use the expertise of the American Radio Relay League in the study; and (3) report to Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Communications And Technology. on 02/01/2011
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Department of Peace Act of 2011 [HB-808]
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Department of Peace Act of 2011 - Establishes a Department of Peace, which shall be headed by a Secretary of Peace (Secretary). Sets forth the mission of the Department, including: (1) cultivation of peace as a national policy objective; and (2) development of policies that promote national and international conflict prevention, nonviolent intervention, mediation, peaceful conflict resolution, and structured conflict mediation. Establishes in the Department: (1) the Office of Peace Education and Training, (2) the Office of Domestic Peace Activities,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Government Organization, Efficiency, And Financial Management. on 03/18/2011
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Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy Act [HB-759]
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Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy Act - Requires the Director of National Drug Control Policy to develop and submit to Congress a Federal Lands Counterdrug Strategy. Sets forth specific Strategy requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation, Energy, And Forestry. on 03/09/2011
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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. [HB-6388]
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[Agriculture ]
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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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 09/14/2012
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Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2012 [HB-5889]
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[International ]
[Defense ]
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[Energy ]
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Nuclear Terrorism Conventions Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2012 - Title I: Safety of Maritime Navigation - (Sec. 101) Amends the federal criminal code to provide that existing prohibitions against conduct that endangers the safe navigation of a ship: (1) shall apply to conduct that is committed against or on board a U.S. vessel or a vessel subject to U.S. jurisdiction, in U.S. territorial seas, or by a U.S. corporation or legal entity; and (2) shall not apply to activities of armed forces during an armed conflict or in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert C. Scott
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/10/2012
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Captive Primate Safety Act [HB-4306]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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:
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, And Insular Affairs. on 04/16/2012