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ProTECT Act of 2018

Introduced: May 7, 2018 See on congress.gov
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May 7, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 7, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibiting Threatened and Endangered Creature Trophies Act of 2018 or the ProTECT Act of 2018

This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit taking threatened species within the United States or U.S. territorial seas as trophies or importing such trophies. A trophy is a dead animal, or part of the animal, that was obtained under an authorization issued by a state, foreign government, or private landowner.

What's happening now May 7, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Oct 16, 2018
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Sep 27, 2018
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 10, 2018
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 1, 2018
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 1, 2018
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Lieu, Ted
California · May 7, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 7, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5690: ProTECT Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5690/
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"H.R. 5690: ProTECT Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5690/.
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H.R. 5690, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5690/.
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