HR 1584 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2017

Introduced Mar 16, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Adam B. Schiff D-CA

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Latest action · Apr 11, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 16, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2017

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. However, the killer whale may be exported if it is being transported to a marine mammal sanctuary.

The bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit any person from artificially inseminating or breeding that species in order to use their progeny for public display purposes.

Cosponsors 29

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 16, 2017 to May 22, 2018; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-WADenny HeckOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalMar 16, 2017
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-COJared PolisOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-WARick LarsenOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalMar 16, 2017
D-NYNita M. LoweyApr 3, 2017
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyApr 4, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonApr 25, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyApr 25, 2017
D-MNKeith EllisonApr 25, 2017
D-PABrendan F. BoyleApr 27, 2017
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciMay 3, 2017
D-OREarl BlumenauerMay 4, 2017
D-MANiki TsongasMay 22, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterMay 23, 2017
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderJun 21, 2017
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJul 19, 2017
R-NJThomas MacArthurMar 23, 2018
D-WAPramila JayapalMay 22, 2018

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Mar 16, 2017
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Referred Mar 27, 2017
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Mar 16, 2017
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
Referred Apr 11, 2017

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 11, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  2. Mar 27, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
  3. Mar 16, 2017Introduced in House
  4. Mar 16, 2017Referred 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.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The Orca Responsibility Care and Advancement Act is constitutionally authorized under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, ``the Commerce Clause'' and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, ``the Necessary and Proper Clause.'' Additionally, the Preamble to the Constitution provides support of the authority to enact legislation to promote the General Welfare.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 46, March 16, 2017, page H2150.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit the taking, importation, and exportation of Orcas and Orca products for public display, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2017

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 16, 2017Introduced in House

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