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Condemning the illegal extraction of Madagascar's natural resources. [HR-839]
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Condemns the March 2009 coup d'etat in Madagascar and supports the people of Madagascar in undertaking a democratic, consensual process to restore constitutional governance. Commends the African Union (AU) and the Southern African Development Community for taking strong action against anti-democratic forces in Madagascar. Condemns the illegal extraction of Madagascar's natural resources and its impact on biodiversity and rural livelihoods, including illegal logging, smuggling of wild species, and illegal mining. Calls upon: (1) importing countries
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H12301-12302) on 11/04/2009
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Shark Conservation Act of 2009 [HB-81]
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Title I: Shark Conservation Act of 2010 - Shark Conservation Act of 2010 - (Sec. 102) Amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to urge international fishery management organizations to which the United States is a member to adopt shark conservation measures, including measures to prohibit removal any of the fins of a shark (including the tail) and discarding the shark carcass at sea. Requires the Secretary to seek to enter into international shark conservation agreements, including measures
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Signed By President. on 01/04/2011
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Captive Primate Safety Act [HB-80]
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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: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Boxer Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 111-53. on 07/20/2009
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Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 [HB-5566]
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Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the prohibition against depictions of animal cruelty to prohibit anyone from knowingly creating an animal crush video if: (1) such person intends or has reason to know that such video will be distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce; or (2) such video is distributed in, or using a means or facility of, interstate or foreign commerce. Prohibits the sale, marketing, exchange, or distribution of such videos in interstate or
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Signed By President. on 12/09/2010
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Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 [HB-5459]
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Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase from $20,000 per day to $75,000 per day the maximum civil liability for noncompliance with such Act or any term of a lease, license, or permit issued pursuant to the Act, including any regulation or order issued under it, after expiration of any reasonable period allowed for corrective action. Requires a civil penalty of up to $150,000 per day for noncompliance which constitutes a threat of serious, irreparable, or immediate harm or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 06/04/2010
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Animal Torture Prevention Act of 2010 [HB-5337]
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Animal Torture Prevention Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to five years for creating, selling, distributing, or offering to sell or distribute a depiction of extreme animal cruelty. Defines "depiction of extreme animal cruelty" as any visual depiction of actual conduct in which one or more animals is tortured, maimed, mutilated, or subjected to other acts of extreme animal cruelty, that appeals to the prurient interest, and that, taken as a whole, does not have more than de minimis religious,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore E. Deutch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 07/26/2010
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To amend section 48 (relating to depiction of animal cruelty) of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes. [HB-5092]
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Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or maximum prison term of five years for anyone who knowingly sells or offers to sell an animal crush video in interstate or foreign commerce for commercial gain. States that this prohibition shall not be construed to prohibit the selling or offering to sell videos that depict hunting. Defines "animal crush video" as any visual depiction of animals being intentionally crushed, burned, drowned, or impaled that: (1) depicts actual conduct in which a living animal is tortured, maimed, or mutilated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/15/2010
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Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009 [HB-503]
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Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to three years for possessing, shipping, transporting, purchasing, selling, delivering, or receiving any horse, horse flesh, or carcass with the intent that it be used for human consumption. Reduces the prison term to one year if the offense involves less than five horses or less than 2,000 pounds of horse flesh or carcass and the offender has no prior conviction for this offense.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/16/2009
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Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act [HB-500]
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Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act - Amends the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to: (1) require certain vessels operating in U.S. waters to have invasive species management plans; (2) direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish vessel performance requirements, including provisions for ballast water exchange, treatment, and discharge, and civil and criminal penalties for violations; (3) require federal agencies to restrict the importation of live aquatic organisms of species not in trade without
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife. on 02/04/2009
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To provide consistent enforcement authority to the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Forest Service to respond to violations of regulations regarding the management, use, and protection of public lands under the jurisdiction of these agencies, and for other purposes. [HB-4589]
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Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Park Service Organic Act, the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, and other federal law to provide that: (1) any person who knowingly violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of such an Act or any regulation issued under such an Act concerning the management, use, and protection of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands, National Park System lands, National Wildlife Refuge lands, and National Forest lands shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor,
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Sponsored by: Rep. John T. Salazar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition And Forestry. on 06/22/2010
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National Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2009 [HB-4363]
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National Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish an Office of Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture in the National Marine Fisheries Service at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) headquarters and at satellite offices in each of NOAA's regional fisheries offices. Requires the Office to establish a Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture Advisory Board. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish and maintain in the Office an aquaculture database; and (2) make the database available to the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife. on 01/04/2010
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Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act [HB-3710]
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Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act - Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the use or possession of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Imposes on persons who possess or use such traps in the System: (1) for a first offense, a civil fine of up to $500 for each body-gripping trap possessed or used; and (2) for subsequent offenses, a civil fine of up to $1000 for each body-gripping trap possessed or used, imprisonment for up to 180 days, or both such a civil fine and imprisonment. Makes
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife. on 10/06/2009
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Bear Protection Act of 2009 [HB-3480]
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Bear Protection Act of 2009 - Prohibits any person from: (1) importing bear viscera into, or exporting it from, the United States; or (2) selling bear viscera, bartering, offering it for sale or barter, or purchasing, possessing, transporting, delivering, or receiving it in interstate or foreign commerce. Subjects persons who violate such prohibitions to specified penalties. Waives such prohibition for wildlife law enforcement purposes where a valid permit has been issued. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to continue discussions concerning
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Referred To The Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife. on 08/10/2009
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Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009 [HB-3381]
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Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009 - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to impose criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly violates any regulation prohibiting the shooting or harassing of birds, fish, or other animals from aircraft (airborne hunting). Increases the monetary penalty for airborne hunting from $5,000 to $50,000. Expands the exceptions to the prohibition against airborne hunting to include enhancing the propagation and survival of wildlife or preventing the extinction of a species threatened or endangered under the Endangered
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Referred To The Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife. on 08/02/2009
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Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009 [HB-2062]
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Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to subject a person who kills or wounds any migratory bird in an aggravated manner in violation of such Act, in lieu of any penalty for such violation, to: (1) a fine and/or imprisonment for no more than a year for the first violation; and (2) a fine and/or imprisonment for no more than two years for subsequent violations. Defines "aggravated manner" to mean deliberately and in a manner that: (1) demonstrates indifference to the pain and suffering
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Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Boxer Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 111-375. Minority Views Filed. on 12/17/2010
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Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2009 [HB-1080]
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Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to enforce that Act and the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985, the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act, the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992, the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988, the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 09/23/2009
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Restore Our American Mustangs Act [HB-1018]
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Restore Our American Mustangs Act - Amends the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to revise provisions concerning the management of such animals. (Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary of the Interior (for Bureau of Land Management [BLM] administered lands) or the Secretary of Agriculture (for Forest Service administered lands) to: (1) ensure that, to the extent practicable, acreage available for wild and free-roaming horses and burros is at least equal to the acreage where they were found in 1971; (2) update the inventory of such horses and burros
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 07/20/2009
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Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020 [S.4749]
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Establishes measures to address global public health risks posed by wildlife markets, which are commercial markets that sell or slaughter wildlife for human consumption as food or medicine in communities where alternative nutritional or protein sources are available. Specifically, the bill prohibits importing, exporting, purchasing, or selling live wild animals in the United States for human consumption as food or medicine. The Department of the Interior must hire, train, and deploy at least 50 new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/29/2020
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Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020 [HB-8433]
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Establishes measures to address global public health risks posed by wildlife markets, which are commercial markets that sell or slaughter wildlife for human consumption as food or medicine in communities where alternative nutritional or protein sources are available. Specifically, the bill prohibits importing, exporting, purchasing, or selling live wild animals in the United States for human consumption as food or medicine. The Department of the Interior must hire, train, and deploy at least 50 new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 09/29/2020
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Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2020 [S.4601]
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Establishes a new section in the Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice to enforce federal laws concerning animal cruelty.
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 09/16/2020