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HR 5923 112th Congress House

Stopping Non-Native Animals from Killing Endangered Species Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to eradicate non-native constrictor snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in sustainable populations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 7, 2012 See on congress.gov
Animals Endangered and threatened speciesReptilesService animalsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 14, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Jun 7, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 7, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1008-1009)
Jun 7, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 14, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stopping Non-Native Animals from Killing Endangered Species Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to award grants to organizations that operate or will operate programs using dogs trained to detect non-native constrictor snakes in order to: (1) eradicate such snakes from ecosystems in which they exist in sustainable populations, and (2) prevent such snakes from establishing or expanding sustainable populations in ecosystems that can support such populations.

Limits the federal share of the costs of any program operated by an organization that receives a grant to 50% of total program costs.

Prohibits any such organization from reserving more than 5% of the grant funds for administrative expenses.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5923: Stopping Non-Native Animals from Killing Endangered Species Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5923/
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"H.R. 5923: Stopping Non-Native Animals from Killing Endangered Species Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5923/.
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H.R. 5923, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5923/.
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