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Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act [HB-200]
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Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2022 the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Revisions are made to: (1) requirements for fishery management plans for overfished fisheries; and (2) catch limit requirements, including by authorizing Regional Fishery Management Councils to consider changes in an ecosystem and the economic needs of the fishing communities when establishing the limits. To distinguish between fish that are
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 07/12/2018
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African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act [HB-226]
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African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act (AECA) through FY2022. Ivory may be imported or exported under the AECA and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 if: (1) the raw ivory or worked ivory is solely for a museum; (2) the raw ivory or worked ivory was lawfully importable into the United States on February 24, 2014, regardless of when it was acquired; or (3) the worked ivory was previously lawfully possessed in the United States. The Department of the Interior may station
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/10/2017
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Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act [HB-227]
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Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund through FY2022. This bill amends the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 to authorize Department of the Interior to award a multi-year grant to carry out a project that is an effective, long-term conservation strategy for great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/10/2017
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To ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms. [HB-2504]
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To ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms. (Sec. 1) This bill: (1) exempts exporters of sea urchins and sea cucumbers that are designated as food for humans or animals or taken for recreational purposes from licensing requirements; and (2) requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to amend regulations concerning transporting wildlife to clarify that those sea urchins and sea cucumbers are fishery products exempt from the export permission requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Thus,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Chellie Pingree
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 02/06/2018
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A bill to ensure that the Secretary of the Interior collaborates fully with State and local authorities and certain nonprofit entities in managing the Corolla Wild Horse population on Federal land. [S.1095]
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A bill to ensure that the Secretary of the Interior collaborates fully with State and local authorities and certain nonprofit entities in managing the Corolla Wild Horse population on Federal land. This bill instructs the Department of the Interior to allow for the introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina as necessary to ensure the genetic diversity of the wild horse population in and around Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, consistent with the laws applicable to the refuge
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 05/11/2017
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A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to exempt certain small hydroelectric power projects that are applying for relicensing under the Federal Power Act from the licensing requirements of that Act. [S.1029]
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A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to exempt certain small hydroelectric power projects that are applying for relicensing under the Federal Power Act from the licensing requirements of that Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Water And Power. Hearings Held. on 06/14/2017
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New Mexico Drought Preparedness Act of 2018 [S.1012]
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New Mexico Drought Preparedness Act of 2018 This bill directs the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out a water acquisition program in specified basins in New Mexico, under which Reclamation shall: (1) make acquisitions of water by lease or purchase of water rights or contractual entitlements from willing lessors or sellers, consistent with the Rio Grande Compact and applicable state water rights law; and (2) take other actions to enhance stream flow to benefit fish and wildlife (including endangered species), water quality, and river ecosystem restoration
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-358. on 11/14/2018
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Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act [HB-2134]
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Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to require the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce to obtain the consent of each state for adding species to the list of threatened or endangered plants and animals when the species is present in the state. Interior must submit to Congress a list of all endangered or threatened species. Congress must give its approval by a joint resolution before the list may take effect. Species are automatically taken off the list
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Introduced In House on 04/25/2017
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Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act [S.935]
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Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to require the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce to obtain the consent of each state for adding species to the list of threatened or endangered plants and animals when the species is present in the state. Interior must submit to Congress a list of all endangered or threatened species. Congress must give its approval by a joint resolution before the list may take effect. Species are automatically taken off the list
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/25/2017
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Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act [HB-2083]
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Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to issue one-year permits allowing 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, the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe to kill sea lions in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/27/2018
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WILD Act Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act [S.826]
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WILD Act Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 several programs that provide funding for wildlife conservation and sets forth requirements for invasive species management. TITLE I--PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION (Sec. 1001) This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program. TITLE II--FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION (Sec. 2002) This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to direct federal agencies that have duties relating to invasive species
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 09/07/2017
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Expressing support for Japan to end its whaling in all forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations. [HR-244]
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Expressing support for Japan to end its whaling in all forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations. Urges the United States to: (1) continue to be a global leader in whale conservation and protection, and (2) promote international efforts to conserve and protect the world's whales. Opposes commercial whaling. Urges Japan to cease all whaling. Welcomes the opportunity to work with International Whaling Commission member countries at the next Commission meeting in Brazil in 2018 on preventing and mitigating threats to whales and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific. on 05/18/2017