US Congress House Bill 511 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 26 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-12-05 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 511.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the federal criminal code to expand the prohibition against the importation or shipment into the United States, or its territories and possessions, of any injurious animals to include the Indian python of the species Python molurus bivittatus, the reticulated python of the species Broghammerus reticulatus or Python reticulatus, the Northern African python of the species Python sebae, the Southern African python of the species Python natalensis, the boa constrictor of the species Boa constrictor, the yellow anaconda of the species Eunectes notaeus, the DeSchauensee's anaconda of the species Eunectes deschauenseei, the green anaconda of the species Eunectes murinus, and the Beni anaconda of the species Eunectes beniensis. Subjects knowing violations (currently, violations) of such prohibition to criminal penalties. Exempts the importation of such snakes by a state fish and wildlife agency or an exhibitor.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation of various injurious species of constrictor snakes.

Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. David Rivera [R-FL]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Allen West [R-FL]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-12-05	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 511.
2012-12-05	House	Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
2012-11-29	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2012-10-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
2012-09-28	House	Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Natural Resources for a period ending not later than Dec. 5, 2012 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(m), rule X.
2012-09-28	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on 112-691, Part I.
2012-02-28	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2012-02-28	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2012-02-27	House	Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
2011-02-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2011-01-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/511/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr511/BILLS-112hr511ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr511/BILLS-112hr511rh.pdf