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Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2017

Introduced: March 23, 2018 Introduced by: Schiff, Adam B. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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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
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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 April 11, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 14
D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 22, 2018
MacArthur, Thomas
· Mar 23, 2018
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 3, 2017
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Apr 27, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 25, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 16, 2017
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 2017
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 16, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Mar 16, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 16, 2017
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 16, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 16, 2017
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1584: Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1584/
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"H.R. 1584: Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1584/.
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