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HR 2879 107th Congress House

To improve migratory bird management by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 12, 2001 See on congress.gov
Animals Department of AgricultureEnvironmental ProtectionEnvironmental assessmentFederal employees
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 14, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Sep 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Sep 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Sep 12, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Sep 12, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 14, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Exempts any migratory bird management carried out by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service from the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Authorizes a Service employee acting under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to: (1) issue a depredation permit to a Service stakeholder or cooperator; and (2) manage and take migratory birds.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 12, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2879: To improve migratory bird management by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2879/
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"H.R. 2879: To improve migratory bird management by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2879/.
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H.R. 2879, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2879/.
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