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HR 6485 111th Congress House Animals Endangered and threatened species Mammals

State Sovereignty Wildlife Management Act

Introduced: December 2, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 2, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Sovereignty Wildlife Management Act - Provides that the inclusion of the gray wolf (Canis lupus), including any gray wolf designated as "nonessential experimental," on any list of endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 shall have no force or effect.

What's happening now December 2, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 6028 Related bill To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit treatment of the Gray Wolf as an endangered species or threaten…
  • HR 6486 Related bill State of Utah Wildlife Management Sovereignty Act
  • S 3825 Related bill State Wolf Management Act
  • S 3864 Related bill Restoring State Wildlife Management Act of 2010
  • S 3919 Related bill A bill to remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened species or the list of endangered species published under th…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
Chaffetz, Jason
· Dec 2, 2010
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Dec 2, 2010
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Dec 2, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6485: State Sovereignty Wildlife Management Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6485/
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