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Also tagged in: Africa, Animals, Authorization, Budgets, Criminal justice, Department of the Interior, Elephants, Environmental law enforcement, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Export controls, Government trust funds, Import restrictions, Ivory, Natural resources, Protection of animals, Rhinoceroses, Tigers, Trade, Wildlife conservation
Latest Action: 12/06/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-132. Bill TextTo reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994. 12/6/2007--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 23, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the African Elephant Conservation Act and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 to: (1) authorize appropriations for FY2007-FY2012 for such Acts; (2) increase the amount that may be used for administrative expenses to carry out such Acts; and (3) repeal provisions requiring the Secretary of the Interior to notify countries regarding the approval of conservation projects for African elephants, rhinoceros, and tigers.
Also tagged in: Animal pests, Animals, Criminal justice, Fines (Penalties), Fishes, Import restrictions, Marine resources, Non-native species, Pest control, Pests, Trade
Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextTo amend section 42 of title 18, United States Code, popularly known as the Lacey Act, to add certain species of carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act - Amends the Lacey Act to add specified species of black, bighead, and silver carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being shipped or imported into the United States.
Also tagged in: Animals, Business, Criminal justice, Environmental protection, Fines (Penalties), Food, Horses, Meat packing industry, Natural resources, Public lands, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife management
Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - Rule H. Res. 331 passed House. Bill TextTo restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros. 4/26/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to: (1) prohibit the sale or transfer of any free-roaming horse or burro or its remains on U.S. public lands for consideration for processing into commercial products; and (2) repeal provisions permitting the sale of certain excess animals or their remains and excluding from criminal fine or imprisonment a person who processes or permits the processing of such animals' remains.
Also tagged in: Animal pests, Animals, Criminal justice, Fines (Penalties), Fishes, Import restrictions, Marine resources, Non-native species, Pest control, Pests, Trade
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Bill TextA bill to amend section 42 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation and shipment of certain species of carp. 3/1/2007--Introduced. Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act - Amends the Lacey Act to add specified species of black, bighead, and silver carp to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being shipped or imported into the United States.
Also tagged in: Animal breeding, Animals, Business, Cats, Criminal justice, Dogs, Ecological research, Economic assistance, Endangered species, Environmental education, Environmental law enforcement, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Environmental protection groups, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Gifts, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publications, Government publicity, Government trust funds, Habitat conservation, Hunting, International affairs, International environmental cooperation, Lions, Natural resources, Panthers, Public meetings, Public-private partnerships, Restoration ecology, Science policy, Sports, Tigers, Trade, Treaties, Wildlife conservation, Wolves
Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4169) Bill TextA bill to assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance for projects for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids. Authorizes the Secretary to convene an advisory group of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of felids and canids. Restricts the use of grants for captive breeding or display purposes.Establishes in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund as a separate account the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund.Defines "rare canid" to: (1) mean any canid species, subspecies,[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Animals, Budgets, Citizen participation, Cranes (Birds), Criminal justice, Ecological research, Economic assistance, Employee training, Endangered species, Environmental education, Environmental law enforcement, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Environmental protection groups, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Gifts, Government information, Government paperwork, Government trust funds, Grants-in-aid, Habitat conservation, Human-animal relationships, Hunting, International affairs, International environmental cooperation, Job training, Land use, Migratory bird conservation, Natural resources, Nongovernmental organizations, Politics and government, Public meetings, Research, Restoration ecology, Science policy, Social services, Trade, Treaties, Water resources, Wetlands, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife management, Wildlife reintroduction
Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4180-4181) Bill TextA bill to assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation programs of countries that activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Crane Conservation Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial assistance for approved projects relating to the conservation of cranes, using amounts in the Crane Conservation Fund established by this Act. Allows a project proposal to be submitted by: (1) any wildlife management authority of a country located in the African, Asian, European, or North American range of a species of crane that carries out at least one activity that affects crane populations; (2) the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; and (3) any person or organization with demonstrated [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Animal diseases, Animals, Birds, Communicable diseases, Communication in medicine, Data banks, Epidemiology, Foreign policy, Geographic information systems, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Health information systems, Health policy, Health surveys, Influenza, Information networks, International affairs, International cooperation, Medical care, Medical tests, Medicine, Nongovernmental organizations, Preventive medicine, Technology, Telecommunication, Trade, Veterinary medicine, World health
Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5221) Bill TextA bill to establish and maintain a wildlife global animal information network for surveillance internationally to combat the growing threat of emerging diseases that involve wild animals, such as bird flu, and for other purposes. 4/26/2007--Introduced. Wildlife Global Animal Information Network for Surveillance Act or Wildlife GAINS Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), acting through one or more eligible organizations, to establish and maintain a program to implement a Wildlife Global Animal Information Network for Surveillance. Requires the Administrator to manage an international surveillance program under which federal and non-federal partners: (1) monitor and test for the presence or arrival of avian pathogens and other significant pathogens in free-ranging wildlife; (2) use trained professionals to collect samples and data; (3) conduct disease surveillance, field investigations, training and capacity-building [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Animal diseases, Animals, Birds, Communicable diseases, Communication in medicine, Data banks, Epidemiology, Foreign policy, Geographic information systems, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Health information systems, Health policy, Health surveys, Influenza, Information networks, International affairs, International cooperation, Medical care, Medical tests, Medicine, Nongovernmental organizations, Preventive medicine, Technology, Telecommunication, Trade, Veterinary medicine, World health
Latest Action: 03/30/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research. Bill TextTo establish a wildlife global animal information network for surveillance internationally to combat the growing threat of emerging diseases that involve wild animals, such as bird flu, and for other purposes. 3/8/2007--Introduced. Wildlife Global Animal Information Network for Surveillance Act or Wildlife GAINS Act - Requires the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to offer to enter into a contract with a nongovernmental wildlife conservation organization to establish a Wildlife Global Animal Information Network for Surveillance. Requires the eligible organization, in coordination with USAID, to manage an international surveillance program under which federal and non-federal partners: (1) monitor and test for the presence or arrival of avian pathogens and other significant pathogens in free-ranging wildlife; (2) use trained professionals to collect samples and data; (3) conduct disease surveillance, field investigations, training [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Animal breeding, Animals, Business, Cats, Criminal justice, Dogs, Ecological research, Economic assistance, Endangered species, Environmental education, Environmental law enforcement, Environmental monitoring, Environmental protection, Environmental protection groups, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Gifts, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publications, Government publicity, Government trust funds, Habitat conservation, Hunting, International affairs, International environmental cooperation, Lions, Natural resources, Panthers, Public meetings, Public-private partnerships, Restoration ecology, Science policy, Sports, Tigers, Trade, Treaties, Wildlife conservation, Wolves
Latest Action: 09/24/2008 - Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-492. Bill TextTo assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations. 5/20/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2008 - (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance for projects for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids. Authorizes the Secretary to convene an advisory group of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of felids and canids. Restricts the use of grants for captive breeding or display purposes.(Sec. 5) Establishes in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund as a separate account the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund.Defines [...] show full description
Latest Action: 10/29/2007 - Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with amendments. With written report No. 110-210. Bill TextA bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species, and for other purposes. 10/29/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates (i.e., monkeys, apes, etc.) to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of animals in interstate or foreign commerce, except allows such a sale or purchase by zoos, research facilities, or other federally licensed and regulated entities.
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Latest Action: 09/26/2008 - Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Bill TextA bill to advance America's priorities. 7/22/2008--Introduced. Advancing America's Priorities Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) establish a system to collect data on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and establish a registry for such data; (2) provide for an education and information campaign to promote stroke prevention; and (3) award grants for a pilot project to improve stroke patient outcomes by coordinating health care delivery through telehealth networks.Establishes programs for research, rehabilitation, and quality of life for people with paralysis.Provides for support services to women suffering from postpartum depression and who receive a positive diagnosis of Down syndrome or other prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to states to provide vision care for children. Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to expand services for homeless youth [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Bill TextA bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals. 4/24/2008--Introduced. Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit anyone, in or substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce, from knowingly transferring, transporting, or possessing a confined exotic animal for purposes of allowing the killing or injuring of such animal for entertainment or for the collection of a trophy. Exempts the killing or injuring of an exotic animal in a state or federal natural area reserve undertaking habitat restoration from such prohibition.Defines "confined exotic animal" as a mammal of a species not historically indigenous to the United States that has been held in captivity for the majority of its life or for a period of one year.Allows persons authorized by the Secretary of the Interior to make arrests, execute warrants, and search for and seize animals to [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Subcommittee Hearings Held. Bill TextTo amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to bears illegally harvested for their viscera in the same manner as with respect to prohibited wildlife species, and for other purposes. 3/5/2008--Introduced. Bear Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to make it unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce bear viscera. Defines "bear viscera" as the body fluids or internal organs of a bear, including its gallbladder and excluding its blood or brains. Provides that this Act does not affect the regulation by any state of its bear populations or affect the hunting of bears that is lawful under state laws.
Also tagged in: Alaska, Animals, Budgets, Business, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Federal aid to Indians, Federal-Indian relations, Handicraft, Humanities, Hunting, Indians, Indigenous peoples, Marine mammals, Marine resources, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Natural resources, Science policy, Sports, Wildlife conservation, Wildlife management
Latest Action: 02/19/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. Bill TextTo amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for marine mammal cooperative management agreements in Alaska, and for other purposes. 2/13/2008--Introduced. Marine Mammal Cooperative Agreements in Alaska Amendments Act of 2008 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to authorize the Secretary of the department in which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is operating to enter into cooperative agreements with Alaska Native organizations to conserve and manage (currently, to conserve) any stock of marine mammals. Sets forth allowed contents of agreements and required aspects of harvest management plans. Makes it unlawful for any Alaska Native within the geographic area to which a harvest management plan applies to take, transport, sell, or possess a marine mammal in violation of the provisions of that plan. Modifies the uses of related grants to Alaska Native organizations, including allowing: (1) [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/01/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Bill TextTo amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to protect captive wildlife and to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. 3/31/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Captive Wildlife Safety Technical Amendments Act of 2008 - Makes technical and conforming amendments to the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 relating to the enforcement of, and civil and criminal penalties under, the Captive Wildlife Safety Act. Prohibits any person from importing, exporting, transporting, selling, receiving, acquiring, or purchasing in interstate or foreign commerce any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species. Authorizes appropriations to carry out captive wildlife offense provisions for FY2009-FY2013.
Also tagged in: Access to health care, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Ambulatory care, Animal diseases, Animals, Armed forces, Biological warfare, Birds, Budgets, Business, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Communicable diseases, Communication in medicine, Communications, Compensation (Law), Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Curricula, Data banks, Defense policy, Department of Health and Human Services, Drug industry, Education, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Epidemics, Epidemiology, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Farm income, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to health facilities, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Government procurement, Government publicity, Health education, Health information systems, Health planning, Health policy, Health surveys, Higher education, Hospital care, Immigrant health, Immunology, Influenza, International affairs, International cooperation, Internet, Law, Medical care, Medical education, Medical laboratories, Medical personnel, Medical research, Medical statistics, Medical supplies, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Minorities, Minority health, Mortality, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Pharmaceutical research, Poultry, Preventive medicine, Public contracts, Public health administration, Public-private partnerships, Research centers, Science policy, Security measures, Social services, Standards, Storage, Technical assistance, Technology, Telecommunication, Terrorism, Trade, Vaccines, Veterinary medicine, Volunteer workers, World health
Latest Action: 04/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic, and for other purposes. 12/6/2007--Introduced. Attacking Viral Influenza Across Nations Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to the Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) a proposal related to establishing a Pandemic Fund for countries affected by pandemic influenza. Establishes the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Policy Coordinating Committee to develop an Interagency Preparedness Plan. Requires the Secretary to strengthen, expand, and coordinate domestic pandemic influenza preparedness activities. Requires states to have an approved state preparedness plan as a condition of receiving funds related to bioterrorism from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). [...] show full description
Latest Action: 11/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Bill TextTo amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals. 10/15/2007--Introduced. Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly transferring, transporting, or possessing a confined exotic animal for purposes of allowing the killing or injuring of that animal for entertainment or for the collection of a trophy. Defines "confined exotic animal" as a mammal of a species not indigenous to the United States that has been held in captivity for the majority of its life or a period of one year.
Also tagged in: Africa, Animals, Asia, Authorization, Budgets, Criminal justice, Department of the Interior, Elephants, Environmental law enforcement, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Export controls, Government trust funds, Import restrictions, Ivory, Natural resources, Protection of animals, Rhinoceroses, Tigers, Trade, Wildlife conservation
Latest Action: 07/31/2007 - Committee on Environment and Public Works. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-406. 9:30 a.m. Bill TextA bill to reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, and the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997. 7/19/2007--Introduced. Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations to carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, and the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 for FY2007-FY2012.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Animals, Authorization, Budgets, Criminal justice, Department of the Interior, Executive departments, Federal law enforcement officers, Fines (Penalties), Government employees, Law, Primates, Protection of animals, Trade
Latest Action: 08/01/2008 - Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 928. Bill TextTo amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under that Act, to make corrections in the provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses under that Act, and for other purposes. 6/17/2008--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates (i.e., monkeys, great apes, lemurs, etc.) 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 sell or purchase a live animal of any prohibited wildlife species in interstate or foreign commerce (i.e., for pet trade purposes). Sets forth: (1) exceptions to such prohibition; and (2) civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act.Requires the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation [...] show full description
Latest Action: 10/29/2007 - Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with amendments. With written report No. 110-210. Bill TextA bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species, and for other purposes. 10/29/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Captive Primate Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add nonhuman primates (i.e., monkeys, apes, etc.) to the definition of "prohibited wildlife species" for purposes of the prohibition against the sale or purchase of animals in interstate or foreign commerce, except allows such a sale or purchase by zoos, research facilities, or other federally licensed and regulated entities.
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