US Congress Senate Bill 1206 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 23 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A bill to ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms. 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, those exporters will be exempted from: (1) inspections to ensure shipments of those fishery products do not contain endangered or threatened species, and (2) related inspection fees.

A bill to ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms.

Sen. Angus King [I-ME]

Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-23	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

HB2504 (Related) 2018-02-06 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
SB2663 (Related) 2018-04-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
HB2 (Related) 2018-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 115-334.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1206/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1206/BILLS-115s1206is.pdf