HR 5690
115th Congress
House
Animals
Customs enforcement
Endangered and threatened species
Hunting and fishing
Trade restrictions
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
ProTECT Act of 2018
Introduced: May 7, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 7, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 7, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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