This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide that nothing in such Actprohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, and transporting any authentic Alaska Native handicraft, clothing, or art on the basis that it contains a nonedible migratory bird part, so long as the bird was not taken in a wasteful manner.
To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary reported to house without amendment (May 15, 2018)
This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide that nothing in such Actprohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, and transporting any authentic Alaska Native handicraft, clothing, or art on the basis that it contains a nonedible migratory bird part, so long as the bird was not taken in a wasteful manner.
What just happenedMay 15, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 520.
Who’s behind it
- Reported in HouseMay 15, 2018
- Introduced in HouseOct 12, 2017
- May 15, 2018CalendarsH12410
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 520.
- May 15, 2018CommitteeH12200
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-675.
Natural Resources Committee - May 15, 2018Committee5000
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-675.
Natural Resources Committee - Apr 18, 2018Committee
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Natural Resources Committee - Apr 18, 2018Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Natural Resources Committee - Apr 18, 2018Committee
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Natural Resources Committee - Oct 18, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Oct 12, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee - Oct 12, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 12, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House
This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide that nothing in such Actprohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, and transporting any authentic Alaska Native handicraft, clothing, or art on the basis that it contains a nonedible migratory bird part, so long as the bird was not taken in a wasteful manner.