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Lawful Ivory Protection Act of 2014

Introduced: July 28, 2014 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Jul 10, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 10, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lawful Ivory Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit any regulation that goes in effect after February 24, 2014, from:

  • prohibiting or restricting the possession, sale, delivery, receipt, shipping, or transportation of elephant ivory that has been lawfully imported;
  • changing any methods of, or standards for, determining if ivory has been lawfully imported; or
  • prohibiting or restricting the importation or possession of ivory that was lawfully importable or possessable on that date.
What's happening now July 10, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2587 Identical bill Lawful Ivory Protection Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Republican 5
R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Nov 13, 2014
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Nov 12, 2014
Broun, Paul
· Jul 31, 2014
Byrne, Bradley
· Jul 31, 2014
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jul 31, 2014
JOHNSON, SAM
· Jul 31, 2014
Rooney, Thomas
· Jul 31, 2014
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 31, 2014
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 30, 2014
SMITH, LAMAR
· Jul 30, 2014
MATHESON, JIM
· Jul 29, 2014
Barrow, John
· Jul 28, 2014
Gibbs, Bob
· Jul 24, 2014
Burgess, Michael
· Jul 17, 2014
Marchant, Kenny
· Jul 16, 2014
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Jul 16, 2014
Miller, Jeff
· Jul 10, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5052: Lawful Ivory Protection Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5052/
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"H.R. 5052: Lawful Ivory Protection Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5052/.
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H.R. 5052, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5052/.
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