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S 1535 111th Congress Senate Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationships Aviation and airports Crimes against animals and natural resources Endangered and threatened species Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009

Introduced: July 29, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jul 29, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8275-8276)
Jul 29, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8274-8275)
Jul 29, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009 - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to impose criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly violates any regulation prohibiting the shooting or harassing of birds, fish, or other animals from aircraft (airborne hunting). Increases the monetary penalty for airborne hunting from $5,000 to $50,000. Expands the exceptions to the prohibition against airborne hunting to include enhancing the propagation and survival of wildlife or preventing the extinction of a species threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

What's happening now July 29, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8275-8276)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3381 Related bill Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Independent 1
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 26, 2010
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 15, 2009
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 27, 2009
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jul 30, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1535: Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1535/
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"S. 1535: Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1535/.
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S. 1535, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1535/.
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