Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004
Latest action · Jun 3, 2004 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 299.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 1, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Title I: Exclusion of Nonnative Species from Migratory Bird Treaty Act - Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004 - (Sec. 102) Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) to clarify that the MBTA's prohibition on taking, killing, or possessing migratory birds applies only to native migratory bird species whose occurrence in the United States results from natural biological or ecological conditions.
Excludes from coverage under the MBTA bird species occurring as the result of human assisted introduction unless the species: (1) was native to the United States and extant in 1918; (2) became extinct throughout its range thereafter; and (3) was reintroduced as part of a Federal program.
(Sec. 103) Requires the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to publish a list of all non-native, human introduced bird species to which the MBTA does not apply that belong to biological families of migratory birds covered under any migratory bird conventions with Great Britain (for Canada), Mexico, Russia, or Japan.
Title II: Conservation of Neotropical Migratory Birds - Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Improvement Act of 2004 - (Sec. 202) Amends the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) to increase the Federal share of costs for projects funded under that Act. Prescribes the form of payment for such projects undertaken in the United States and Canada versus Latin America and the Caribbean.
Establishes the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund.
Increases the amount of funds that the Secretary may expend to administer the NMBCA.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Fund amounts that were in the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Account immediately before the enactment of this Act.
Authorizes appropriations. Requires not less than 75 percent of such appropriations to be used for projects outside the United States. Prohibits expenditures for projects in Canada during a fiscal year unless the amount available to carry out NMBCA exceeds $10 million for that year.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 1, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Jim Saxton | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Apr 1, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 1, 2004Markup May 5, 2004Reported Jun 3, 2004 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Apr 13, 2004Markup Apr 22, 2004Reported Apr 22, 2004 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2004Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-520.
- Jun 3, 2004Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 299.
- May 5, 2004Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 5, 2004Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 22, 2004Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 22, 2004Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Apr 13, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- Apr 2, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E510)
- Apr 1, 2004Introduced in House
- Apr 1, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E510 | Wayne T. Gilchrest R-MD | Apr 2, 2004 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 27, 2004H.R. 4114, Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 5, 2004</p>
- May 27, 2004H.R. 4114, Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 5, 2004
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2547 | A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exclude non-native migratory bird species from the application of that Act, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Aug 25, 2004 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exclude non-native migratory bird species from the application of that Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004
- Short Titles as Reported to House for portions of this bill
- Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Improvement Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
- Animal breeding
- Animals
- Authorization
- Canada
- Caribbean area
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- East Asia
- Economic assistance
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental Protection
- Europe
- Exotic animals
- Federal advisory bodies
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Government trust funds
- Grants-in-aid
- Guam
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- International Affairs
- International environmental cooperation
- Japan
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Migratory bird conservation
- Non-native species
- Russia
- Treaties
- United Kingdom
- Virgin Islands
- Wildlife reintroduction
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2004Reported in House
- Apr 1, 2004Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.