Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2011
Latest action · Aug 25, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedJun 16, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly: (1) transferring, transporting, or possessing a confined exotic animal for purposes of allowing the killing or injuring of that animal for entertainment or for the collection of a trophy; or (2) making available a computer-assisted remote hunt. Defines "confined exotic animal" as a mammal of a species not indigenous to the United States that has been held in captivity for the majority of its life or a continuous period of one year.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 16, 2011 to Jan 31, 2012; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jun 16, 2011 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jun 24, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Jun 24, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jul 25, 2011 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Aug 26, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Aug 26, 2011 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Aug 26, 2011 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Aug 26, 2011 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Sep 13, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Dec 6, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jan 31, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 16, 2011 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Aug 25, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jun 16, 2011Introduced in House
- Jun 16, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4328.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain interstate conduct relating to exotic animals and certain computer-assisted remote hunting, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Sportsmanship in Hunting Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2011Introduced 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.
