Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2008
Latest action · Sep 24, 2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1068.
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.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2007
- Passed HouseMay 20, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2008 - (Sec. 4) 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.
(Sec. 5) Establishes in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund as a separate account the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund.
Defines "rare canid" to: (1) mean any of the canid species dhole, gray wolf, Ethiopian wolf, bush dog, African wild dog, maned wolf, and Darwin's fox, including any subspecies or population of such a species; and (2) exclude any subspecies or population that is native to the area comprised of the United States and Canada or the European Union.
Defines "rare felid" to: (1) mean any of the felid species lion, leopard, jaguar, snow leopard, clouded leopard, cheetah, Iberian lynx, and Borneo bay cat, including any subspecies or population of such a species; and (2) exclude any species, subspecies, or population that is native to the United States and any tiger.
Authorizes the Secretary to convene an advisory group, to assist in carrying out this Act, consisting of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in felid and canid conservation.
(Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to initiate a study of felid and canid species listed under the IUCN Red List (the Red List of Threatened Species Maintained by the World Conservation Union) that are not rare canids and rare felids (as defined in this Act), to determine: (1) the conservation status of the species in the wild, including identification of those that are critically endangered or endangered; and (2) any such species that should be made eligible for project assistance. Requires a report to Congress.
(Sec. 7) Makes ineligible for assistance under this Act any project in a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism pursuant to provisions of the Export Administration Act of 1979, the Arms Export Control Act, and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
(Sec. 8) Authorizes appropriations.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 335 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed294–119 | May 20, 2008 |
Cosponsors 88
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2007 to Apr 1, 2008; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Mar 9, 2007 |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Original | Mar 9, 2007 |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Original | Mar 9, 2007 |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 18, 2007 |
Committees 2
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 Mar 9, 2007Markup Apr 30, 2008Reported May 19, 2008 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Mar 15, 2007Hearings Sep 6, 2007Markup Oct 4, 2007Reported Oct 4, 2007 | |
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred May 21, 2008Markup Sep 17, 2008Reported Sep 24, 2008 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2008Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-492.
- Sep 24, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1068.
- Sep 17, 2008Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 21, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- May 20, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4280-4281)
- May 20, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 294 - 119 (Roll No. 335). (text: CR 5/19/2008 H4070-4071)
- May 20, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 19, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-657.
- May 19, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 414.
- May 19, 2008Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 19, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4070-4071)
- May 19, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1464.
- May 19, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Issa objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Apr 30, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 30, 2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Oct 4, 2007Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 4, 2007Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Sep 6, 2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 15, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
- Mar 9, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E513)
- Mar 9, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E974, H4280Recorded votes H4280enact | Edward R. Royce R-CA, Lee Terry R-NE | May 20, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4070, H4071Text printed H4070 | Darrell Issa R-CA, Madeleine Z. Bordallo D-GU | May 19, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E513 | Mark Udall D-CO | Mar 9, 2007 |
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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Sep 19, 2008H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 17, 2008</p>
- Sep 19, 2008H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 17, 2008
- May 5, 2008H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 30, 2008</p>
- May 5, 2008H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 30, 2008
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-79 | ``PLANNING FOR A CHANGING CLIMATE AND ITS IMPACTS ON WILDLIFE AND OCEANS: STATE AND FEDERAL EFFORTS AND NEEDS''; AND H.R. 4455, WILDLIFE WITHOUT BORDERS AUTHORIZATION ACT.107 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jun 24, 2008 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1033 | Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Mar 29, 2007 |
| HR 1913 | Great Cats Conservation Act of 2007 | Related bill | Sep 6, 2007 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2008
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 publications
- 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
- State-sponsored terrorism
- Terrorism
- Tigers
- Treaties
- Wild animal trade
- Wildlife conservation
- Wolves
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2008Reported to Senate
- May 21, 2008Referred in Senate
- May 20, 2008Engrossed in House
- May 19, 2008Reported in House
- Mar 9, 2007Introduced 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.
