HR 3381 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009

Introduced Jul 29, 2009 Originated House Sponsor George Miller D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 2, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 29, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009 - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to impose criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly violates any regulation prohibiting the shooting or harassing of birds, fish, or other animals from aircraft (airborne hunting). Increases the monetary penalty for airborne hunting from $5,000 to $50,000. Expands the exceptions to the prohibition against airborne hunting to include enhancing the propagation and survival of wildlife or preventing the extinction of a species threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Cosponsors 133

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2009 to May 18, 2010, with 106 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJul 29, 2009
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJul 29, 2009
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalJul 29, 2009
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJul 29, 2009
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOriginalJul 29, 2009
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJul 29, 2009
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalJul 29, 2009
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 29, 2009
D-MABarney FrankOriginalJul 29, 2009
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalJul 29, 2009
D-CABob FilnerOriginalJul 29, 2009
D-NCBrad MillerOriginalJul 29, 2009
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJul 29, 2009
D-WABrian BairdOriginalJul 29, 2009
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalJul 29, 2009
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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 2, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
  2. Jul 29, 2009Introduced in House
  3. Jul 29, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Jul 29, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2083-2084)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1535Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009Related billJul 29, 2009

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.

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  1. Jul 29, 2009Introduced in House

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