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HR 2504 115th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of the Interior Endangered and threatened species Hunting and fishing Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Seafood Trade restrictions User charges and fees Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

To ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms.

Introduced: May 17, 2017 Introduced by: Pingree, Chellie Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 5, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 5, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H753)
Feb 5, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H753)
Feb 5, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2504.
Feb 5, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H753-755)
Feb 5, 2018
Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 10, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 376.
Jan 10, 2018
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Jan 10, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-506, Part I.
Nov 8, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 8, 2017
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
Nov 8, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 7, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 24, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
May 17, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
May 17, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) This bill: (1) exempts exporters of sea urchins and sea cucumbers that are designated as food for humans or animals or taken for recreational purposes from licensing requirements; and (2) requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to amend regulations concerning transporting wildlife to clarify that those sea urchins and sea cucumbers are fishery products exempt from the export permission requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Thus, those exporters will be exempted from: (1) inspections to ensure shipments of those fishery products do not contain endangered or threatened species, and (2) related inspection fees.

What's happening now February 6, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2663 Related bill ACRE Act
  • S 1206 Related bill A bill to ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2504: To ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2504/
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"H.R. 2504: To ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2504/.
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H.R. 2504, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2504/.
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