A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal.
Latest action · May 5, 2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 365.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 3, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the federal criminal code to expand the prohibition against the importation or shipment into the United States, or its territories and possessions, of any injurious animals to include any existing or subsequently discovered member of the species Python molurus (including Python bivittatus [also known as Python molurus bivittatus]), Broghammerus reticulatus (also known as Python reticulatus), Python sebae, Python natalensis (also known as Python sebae natalensis), Boa constrictor, Eunectes notaeus, Eunectes deschauenseei, Eunectes murinus, or Eunectes beniensis.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 9, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Jul 9, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Feb 3, 2009Markup Dec 10, 2009Reported May 5, 2010 |
| Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee | Hearings Dec 3, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 5, 2010Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-180. Minority views filed.
- May 5, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 365.
- Dec 10, 2009Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Dec 3, 2009Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held.
- Feb 3, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Feb 3, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1438)
- Feb 3, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1438)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7118 | Bill Nelson D-FL | Jul 6, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1438Text printed S1438 | Bill Nelson D-FL (text) | Feb 3, 2009 |
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
- Jan 21, 2010S. 373, A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works on December 10, 2009</p>
- Jan 21, 2010S. 373, A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animalCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works on December 10, 2009
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2811 | To amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal. | Identical bill | Dec 21, 2010 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 5, 2010Reported to Senate
- Feb 3, 2009Introduced in Senate
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.
