Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act of 2016
Latest action · Aug 4, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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.
- IntroducedJul 14, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act of 2016
This bill sets forth a regulatory process for preventing the introduction and establishment in the United States of certain injurious wildlife that is likely to cause harm to: (1) humans; (2) interests in agriculture, horticulture, or forestry; or (3) wildlife or wildlife resources.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) may: (1) designate certain wildlife as injurious, and (2) make immediate and temporary emergency designations if the injurious wildlife poses an imminent threat. Interested persons may petition the USFWS to designate wildlife as injurious.
The bill: (1) gives the Department of the Interior the primary authority to prevent the importation and sale of wildlife pathogens and harmful parasites, and (2) establishes requirements that address those pathogens and parasites.
The bill prohibits: (1) importing into the United States, or transporting between states, injurious wildlife or wildlife not in trade; and (2) possessing or releasing into the wild such wildlife.
The USFWS may issue permits that authorize the importation or transport of injurious wildlife for scientific, zoological, medical research, or educational purposes.
The USFWS must establish user fees for live wildlife imports.
The bill establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations.
Interior must establish a grant program for supporting states and Indian tribes in: (1) inspecting and monitoring interstate transport of wildlife, and (2) assessing risks associated with the intentional importation of wildlife.
The bill establishes the Injurious Wildlife Prevention Fund to carry out this bill. Revenues generated by user fees and penalties must be deposited into the fund.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 14, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Jul 14, 2016 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 4, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Aug 4, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
- Aug 3, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- Jul 14, 2016Introduced in House
- Jul 14, 2016Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3278 | Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jul 14, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Animal and plant health
- Aquatic ecology
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Department of the Interior
- Ecology
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Licensing and registrations
- Pest management
- Trade restrictions
- User charges and fees
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2016Introduced 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.