A bill to ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms.
Latest action · May 23, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill: (1) exempts exporters of sea urchins and sea cucumbers that are designated as food for humans or animals or taken for recreational purposes from licensing requirements; and (2) requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to amend regulations concerning transporting wildlife to clarify that those sea urchins and sea cucumbers are fishery products exempt from the export permission requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Thus, those exporters will be exempted from: (1) inspections to ensure shipments of those fishery products do not contain endangered or threatened species, and (2) related inspection fees.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 23, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | May 23, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred May 23, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2017Introduced in Senate
- May 23, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-267 | HEARING TO EXAMINE S.2663, THE AGRICULTURE CREATES REAL EMPLOYMENT (ACRE) ACT166 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Mar 14, 2018 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2 | Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2018 |
| HR 2504 | To ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms. | Related bill | Feb 6, 2018 |
| S 2663 | ACRE Act | Related bill | Apr 12, 2018 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of the Interior
- Endangered and threatened species
- Environmental Protection
- Hunting and fishing
- Licensing and registrations
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Seafood
- Trade restrictions
- User charges and fees
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2017Introduced in Senate
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.
