HR 1584
115th Congress
House
Animals
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Licensing and registrations
Mammals
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Trade restrictions
Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2017
Introduced: March 16, 2017
Introduced by:
Schiff, Adam B.
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Mar 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Mar 16, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Natural 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.
Mar 16, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2017
This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit taking, importing, or exporting the killer whale (orcinus orca) species, or any product that contains that species, for public display purposes. However, the killer whale may be exported if it is being transported to a marine mammal sanctuary.
The bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit any person from artificially inseminating or breeding that species in order to use their progeny for public display purposes.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.