US Congress House Bill 3359 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-2)
Status: Introduced on November 3 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act - Amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit an exhibitor from allowing for the participation of an exotic or wild animal (including a non-human primate) in an animal act if, during the 15-day period preceding such participation, such animal was traveling in a mobile housing facility, unless the use of such animal is: (1) in an exhibition at a non-mobile, permanent institution or facility; (2) a part of an outreach program for educational or conservation purposes by an accredited zoo or aquarium and such animal is not kept in a mobile housing facility for more than 12 hours a day; (3) by a university, college, laboratory, or other research facility registered with the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA); (4) in film, television, or advertising if such use does not involve a live public exhibition; or (5) in a rodeo. Subjects a traveling circus or exhibitor that fails to comply with this Act to specified penalties.

Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act

Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. William Owens [D-NY]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]	Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
2011-11-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3359/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3359/BILLS-112hr3359ih.pdf