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H.R. 1305

Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act

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What it doesSummary reported to house, part i (Oct 22, 2019)

Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act

This bill 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.

What just happenedOct 22, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47](D-CA)Sponsor
29 cosponsors27 D2 R
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  1. Oct 22, 2019CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.

  2. Oct 22, 2019DischargeH12300

    Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.

    Foreign Affairs Committee
  3. Oct 22, 2019Committee5500

    Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.

    Foreign Affairs Committee
  4. Oct 22, 2019CommitteeH12200

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-249, Part I.

    Natural Resources Committee
  5. Oct 22, 2019Committee5000

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-249, Part I.

    Natural Resources Committee
  6. Jun 19, 2019Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 12.

    Natural Resources Committee
  7. Jun 19, 2019Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Natural Resources Committee
  8. Jun 19, 2019Committee

    Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.

    Natural Resources Committee
  9. Mar 26, 2019Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee
  10. Mar 7, 2019Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

    Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee
  11. Feb 15, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred 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.

    Foreign Affairs Committee
  12. Feb 15, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred 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.

    Natural Resources Committee
  13. Feb 15, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  14. Feb 15, 2019IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House, Part IOct 22, 20198

Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act

This bill 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.

Introduced in HouseFeb 15, 2019

Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act

This bill 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.

Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act — Informed