S 1206
115th Congress
Senate
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
A bill to ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 23, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1