Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2014
Latest action · Aug 11, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 17, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with governors of potentially affected states, to declare a wildlife disease emergency for any wildlife disease occurring within the United States or, if outside the United States, with the potential to enter the United States.
Defines "wildlife disease emergency" as the occurrence of a non-zoonotic pathological condition in a wildlife population that:
- is infectious and caused by a newly discovered pathogen or is a known infectious wildlife disease that is expanding in range or other impacts, or
- poses significant threats to the sustainability of wildlife or to the overall health of a functioning ecosystem.
Directs the Secretary, upon making such a declaration, to lead a coordinated response to the emergency.
Directs the Secretary to implement a grant program to provide funding to state wildlife agencies and Indian tribes to address wildlife disease emergencies.
Establishes in the Treasury a Wildlife Disease Emergency Fund.
Allows the Secretary to establish a Wildlife Disease Committee to assist the Secretary in increasing the level of preparedness needed to address emerging wildlife diseases.
Authorizes the Secretary to convene rapid response teams to address any particular wildlife disease emergency.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 17, 2014 to Sep 10, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jul 17, 2014 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 25, 2014 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 25, 2014 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Jul 25, 2014 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jul 31, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Sep 10, 2014 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 11, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and Credit.
- Jul 25, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
- Jul 17, 2014Introduced in House
- Jul 17, 2014Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2014Introduced in House
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