Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2015

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Bill Number

HR 4019

Introduced

Nov 16, 2015

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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Topics

Animal protection and human-animal relationships Animals Licensing and registrations Mammals Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Trade restrictions

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Summary

Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2015

This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit taking, importing, or exporting the killer whale (orcinus orca) species, or any product that contains that species, for public display purposes.

The bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit any person from artificially inseminating or breeding that species for exhibition purposes.

Actions

Dec 1, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Nov 20, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Nov 16, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Nov 16, 2015

Introduced in House

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