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HR 1202 104th Congress House

Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 1995

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interstate-connected conduct relating to exotic animals.

Introduced: January 4, 1996 See on congress.gov
Animals Crime and Law EnforcementExotic animalsFines (Penalties)Hunting
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Protection of animalsSports and Recreation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 1996
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 24, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Mar 10, 1995
Introduced in House
Mar 10, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action April 25, 1996

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit and set penalties for knowingly transferring, transporting, or possessing a confined exotic animal for purposes of allowing the killing or injuring of that animal for entertainment or the collection of a trophy.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1493 Identical bill Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 1995
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 11 Republican 2
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 6, 1996
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 6, 1996
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 17, 1996
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 29, 1996
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 31, 1996
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Jan 4, 1996
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 4, 1996
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jan 4, 1996
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 29, 1995
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Nov 29, 1995
BALLENGER, CASS
· Nov 1, 1995
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 6, 1995
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 3, 1995
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Mar 21, 1995
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 21, 1995
GOSS, PORTER
· Mar 10, 1995
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 10, 1995
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 10, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1202: Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1202/
MLA
"H.R. 1202: Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1202/.
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H.R. 1202, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1202/.
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