Hunting And Fishing

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US Congress 115th Congress

Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act [HB-368] [Agriculture ] [Animals ] [Food ]
Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Act This bill provides the force and effect of law for certain regulations that allow for the taking of double-crested cormorants (birds) that eat fish at aquaculture facilities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Collin C. Peterson Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 02/10/2017

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Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act [S.74] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Water ] [Public Safety ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ] [Law Enforcement ]
Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act This bill address issues related to preventing and responding to oil spills. This bill amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico until June 30, 2027. This bill sets forth provisions concerning Coast Guard responsibilities, including designating areas that are at heightened risk of oil spills and implementing measures to ameliorate that risk. This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to establish a Gulf Coast Regional (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 01/09/2017

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Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act [HB-225] [Animals ] [International ]
Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear parts taken legally in sport hunts in Canada.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 02/10/2017

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Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act [HB-224] [Animals ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to a permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was: (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-735. on 06/12/2018

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Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act [HB-200] [Animals ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Science ] [Economic Development ] [Recreation ] [Food ] [Water ]
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 (continued...)

  

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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NADA Act of 2017 No Armed Drones Act of 2017 [HB-129] [Drones ] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Aerospace ]
NADA Act of 2017 No Armed Drones Act of 2017 This bill amends the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to prohibit the Department of Transportation (DOT) from authorizing any person to operate an unmanned aircraft system (drone) in the national airspace system as a weapon or to deliver a weapon against a person or property. The bill permits DOT to establish exceptions to the prohibition for: private drones for recreational hunting and animal control; and public drones for operations conducted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael C. Burgess Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 01/04/2017

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African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act [HB-226] [Animals ] [International ] [Trade ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young 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] [Animals ] [Trade ] [Food ] [Consumer Protection ]
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, (continued...)

  

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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Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act [HB-2261] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Water ] [Public Safety ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ]
Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act This bill address issues related to preventing and responding to oil spills. This bill amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico until June 30, 2027. This bill sets forth provisions concerning Coast Guard responsibilities, including designating areas that are at heightened risk of oil spills and implementing measures to ameliorate that risk. This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to establish a Gulf Coast Regional (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 05/22/2018

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Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2017 [HB-2183] [Taxes ] [Recreation ] [Small Business ]
Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 10% to 3% the excise tax rate that applies to the sale of portable, electronically-aerated bait containers by the manufacturer, producer, or importer.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis Introduced In House on 04/27/2017

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Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Boundary Modification Act of 2017 [HB-2104] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Environmental ]
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Boundary Modification Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul R. Labrador Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 04/24/2017

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A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. [S.896] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Recreation ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Environmental ] [Water ]
A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. This bill amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The greater of 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount or $10 million shall be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/07/2017

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Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee Act [HB-1945] [Animals ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Recreation ] [Agriculture ]
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee Act This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. The advisory committee must advise the departments on policies or programs related to: implementing Executive Order No. 13443: Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 04/24/2017

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WILD Act Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act [S.826] [Animals ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Science ] [Water ] [International ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 09/07/2017

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