Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2005
Latest action · Apr 28, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
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 19, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance for projects for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids. Authorizes the Secretary to convene an advisory group of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of felids and canids.
Restricts the use of grants for captive breeding or display purposes.
Establishes in the Multinatonal Species Conservation Fund as a separate account the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund.
Defines "rare canid" to: (1) mean any canid species, subspecies, or population that is not native to the United States and Canada, and is included in the threatened or endangered lists of the World Conservation Union, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or the Endangered Species Act of 1973; and (2) include such a subspecies or population of dhole, gray wolf, ethiopian wolf, african wild dog, or maned wolf.
Defines "rare felid" to: (1) mean any felid species, subspecies, or population that is not native to the United States and Canada, and is included in the threatened or endangered lists of the World Conservation Union, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or the Endangered Species Act of 1973; and (2) include such a subspecies or population of lion, leopard, jaguar, snow leopard, clouded leopard, cheetah, or iberian lynx. Does not include any tiger.
Cosponsors 81
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 19, 2005 to Sep 20, 2006, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Apr 19, 2005 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | May 10, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Randy (Duke) Cunningham | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | May 10, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 17, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | May 17, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
- Apr 19, 2005Introduced in House
- Apr 19, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
- Animal breeding
- Animals
- Cats
- Commerce
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Dogs
- Ecological research
- Economic assistance
- Endangered species
- Environmental education
- Environmental law enforcement
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental protection groups
- Federal advisory bodies
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Gifts
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Government trust funds
- Habitat conservation
- Hunting
- International Affairs
- International environmental cooperation
- Lions
- Panthers
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public meetings
- Public-private partnerships
- Restoration ecology
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sports and Recreation
- Tigers
- Treaties
- Wild animal trade
- Wildlife conservation
- Wolves
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2005Introduced in House
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