Crimes Against Animals And Natural Resources
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Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2020 [HB-8052]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
Establishes a new section in the Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice to enforce federal laws concerning animal cruelty.
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PLANT Act of 2020 Protecting Lands Against Narcotics Trafficking Act of 2020 [HB-7540]
[Crime ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To impose enhanced penalties for conduct relating to unlawful production of a controlled substance on Federal property or while intentionally trespassing on the property of another that causes environmental damage, and for other purposes.
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A bill to amend the Act of June 4, 1897, to increase a penalty for the unauthorized landing of certain aircraft on wilderness areas of the National Forest System. [S.4028]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Recreation ]
[Aerospace ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibits any person from knowingly landing aircraft on a wilderness area in the National Forest System, unless the landing is an emergency landing or is otherwise authorized by laws applicable to the National Forest System or the National Wilderness Preservation System. Any person who is in violation of this prohibition shall be fined not more than $20,000, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
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Mirador-Calakmul Basin Maya Security and Conservation Partnership Act of 2019 [S.3131]
[International ]
[Tourism ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Requires the Department of the Interior to establish the Maya Security and Conservation Partnership program. The goal of this program shall be to foster collaborative research efforts between the United States and local entities to create a sustainable tourism model that provides low-impact, controlled access to the archaeological sites of the Mirador-Calakmul Basin in Central America with an emphasis on providing economic opportunity for the communities in and around the basin.
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To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, with respect to enforcement of animal fighting ventures prohibition in the territories, and for other purposes. [HB-5436]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Delays the implementation of a ban on sponsoring or exhibiting live birds in fighting ventures (e.g., cockfights) in states and U.S. territories and possessions that do not ban such fights. In addition, the Department of Agriculture must analyze the impacts of the ban on U.S. territories and possessions.
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Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2019 [S.2930]
[Water ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Addresses transfers between Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana of water that contains invasive species. The bill exempts certain water transfers between public water supplies in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana from prohibitions on illegal trade of plants and wildlife. Specifically, the prohibitions do not apply to covered water transfers containing prohibited species if the species are present in both public water supplies before the transfer, the water is subject to effective mitigation measures, and the water is transferred directly between the supplies;
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Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act [HB-5127]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibits the use or possession of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System. The bill 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 $1,000 for each body-gripping trap possessed or used, imprisonment for up to 180 days, or both such a civil fine and imprisonment. The bill makes any body-gripping traps that are possessed or used in violation of this bill, and any
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Captive Primate Safety Act [S.2562]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Trade ]
Revises requirements governing the trade of wildlife species, including to add nonhuman primate species to the list of wildlife species that may not be imported, exported, transported, sold, received, acquired, or purchased in interstate or foreign commerce.
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Expressing profound concern about threats to human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and the environment in Brazil. [HR-594]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Defense ]
[Environmental ]
This resolution urges Brazil and the United States to investigate human rights abuses in Brazil and reduce deforestation of the Amazon. The resolution also calls on the United States to suspend military assistance to Brazil unless the Department of State determines that measures are being taken to ensure human rights.
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Refuge System Protection Act [HB-3370]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ), at the request of the Department of the Interior, to bring in a district court a civil action against any individual or entity that destroys, causes the loss of, causes Interior to make risk mitigation efforts with respect to, or injures any resource that is within the boundaries any land or water that is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The bill also authorizes DOJ, at the request of Interior, to bring in a district court an in rem action against any instrumentality (e.g., a vessel, vehicle,
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Refuge System Protection Act [S.1899]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Animals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ), at the request of the Department of the Interior, to bring in a district court a civil action against any individual or entity that destroys, causes the loss of, causes Interior to make risk mitigation efforts with respect to, or injures any resource that is within the boundaries of any land or water that is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The bill also authorizes DOJ, at the request of Interior, to bring in a district court an in rem action against any instrumentality (e.g., a vessel, vehicle,
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DUE PROCESS Act of 2019 Deterring Undue Enforcement by Protecting Rights Of Citizens from Excessive Searches and Seizures Act of 2019 [HB-2835]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend title 18, United States Code, to reform certain forfeiture procedures, and for other purposes.
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Military Special Victims Protection Act of 2019 [S.1500]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve and enhance protections for members of the Armed Forces who are victims of a sex-related or domestic violence offense, and for other purposes.
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Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act [HB-2808]
[Animals ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requires the Children’s Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families to disseminate information through the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information about the incidence of cases of child abuse that involve abuse to animals.
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Tribal Heritage and Grizzly Bear Protection Act [HB-2532]
[Animals ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Science ]
[Agriculture ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Safety ]
Provides for the management of grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) except for grizzly bears that (1) belong to a population that is listed as a threatened or an endangered species; (2) are taken, possessed, or transported in Alaska; or (3) are taken in self-defense or to save the life of another person in immediate danger. The Department of the Interior may issue a permit for taking (e.g., killing, harming, or capturing), possessing, or transporting grizzly bears, or their parts if such taking, possession, or transportation is for purposes of
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Canyon’s Law Chemical Poisons Reduction Act of 2019 [HB-2471]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibits the use of sodium fluoroacetate (i.e., Compound 1080) and sodium cyanide in a predator control device. It imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both—on a violator. A predator control device is a dispenser, livestock collar, or gas cartridge that propels, releases, or emits sodium fluoroacetate or sodium cyanide for wildlife management or animal control purposes.
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Canyon’s Law Chemical Poisons Reduction Act of 2019 [S.1301]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Environmental ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibits the use of sodium fluoroacetate (i.e., Compound 1080) and sodium cyanide in a predator control device. It imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both—on a violator. A predator control device is a dispenser, livestock collar, or gas cartridge that propels, releases, or emits sodium fluoroacetate or sodium cyanide for wildlife management or animal control purposes.
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Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act [HB-2250]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Water ]
[Tourism ]
Sets forth provisions concerning the restoration, economic development, and conservation of, and recreational access to, certain public lands in Northern California. The bill establishes the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area, the Northwest California Public Lands Remediation Partnership, the Trinity Lake and Del Norte County visitor centers, the Horse Mountain Special Management Area, the Elk Camp Ridge National Recreation Trail, and the Sanhedrin Conservation Management Area. The bill designates specified federal lands as components
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Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act [S.1110]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
Sets forth provisions concerning the restoration, economic development, and conservation of, and recreational access to, certain public lands in Northern California. The bill establishes the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area, the Northwest California Public Lands Remediation Partnership, the Trinity Lake and Del Norte County visitor centers, the Horse Mountain Special Management Area, the Elk Camp Ridge National Recreation Trail, and the Sanhedrin Conservation Management Area. The bill designates specified federal lands as components
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PAST Act Prevent All Soring Tactics Act of 2019 [S.1007]
[Animals ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Addresses the practice of soring horses. The soring of horses includes various actions taken on horses' limbs to produce higher gaits that may cause pain, distress, inflammation, or lameness. Specifically, the bill expands soring regulation and enforcement at horse shows, exhibitions, sales, and auctions, including by establishing a new system for inspecting horses for soring. In addition, the bill increases penalties for violations.