US HB1305 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-3)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-10-22 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Authorizes the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to promulgate regulations to implement and enforce the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, done at Cape Town, South Africa, on February 2, 2001. Specifically, the FWS and the NMFS may take action to protect albatrosses and petrels and their habitats. The bill prohibits the taking of an albatross or petrel without a permit, authorization, or exemption.The FWS, in consultation with the NMFS, may authorize the taking of an albatross or petrel under exceptional circumstances or incidental to otherwise lawful activities. The bill gives the FWS, the NMFS, and the Coast Guard authority to enforce this bill. Finally, the bill authorizes cooperation with other countries to achieve and maintain a favorable conservation status of albatrosses and petrels.

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Title

Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-10-22HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
2019-10-22HouseCommittee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
2019-10-22HouseReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-249, Part I.
2019-06-19HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 12.
2019-06-19HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-06-19HouseSubcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
2019-03-26HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-03-07HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
2019-02-15HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-02-15HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-02-15HouseIntroduced in House

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