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Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act

Introduced: February 15, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 22, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
Oct 22, 2019
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Oct 22, 2019
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-249, Part I.
Jun 19, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 12.
Jun 19, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 19, 2019
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Mar 26, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Feb 15, 2019
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.
Feb 15, 2019
Introduced in House
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Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act

This bill authorizes the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to promulgate regulations to implement and enforce the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, done at Cape Town, South Africa, on February 2, 2001.

Specifically, the FWS and the NMFS may take action to protect albatrosses and petrels and their habitats. The bill prohibits the taking of an albatross or petrel without a permit, authorization, or exemption.The FWS, in consultation with the NMFS, may authorize the taking of an albatross or petrel under exceptional circumstances or incidental to otherwise lawful activities.

The bill gives the FWS, the NMFS, and the Coast Guard authority to enforce this bill.

Finally, the bill authorizes cooperation with other countries to achieve and maintain a favorable conservation status of albatrosses and petrels.

What's happening now October 22, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 16 Republican 2
Rooney, Francis
· Oct 18, 2019
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 9, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 15, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 9, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 2, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 18, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 29, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 27, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Mar 27, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 25, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 15, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 15, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 15, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 15, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 15, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 15, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 15, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 15, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1305: Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1305/
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"H.R. 1305: Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1305/.
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