Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act
Latest action · Oct 22, 2019 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act
This bill authorizes the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to promulgate regulations to implement and enforce the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, done at Cape Town, South Africa, on February 2, 2001.
Specifically, the FWS and the NMFS may take action to protect albatrosses and petrels and their habitats. The bill prohibits the taking of an albatross or petrel without a permit, authorization, or exemption.The FWS, in consultation with the NMFS, may authorize the taking of an albatross or petrel under exceptional circumstances or incidental to otherwise lawful activities.
The bill gives the FWS, the NMFS, and the Coast Guard authority to enforce this bill.
Finally, the bill authorizes cooperation with other countries to achieve and maintain a favorable conservation status of albatrosses and petrels.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2019 to Oct 18, 2019; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Feb 15, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 15, 2019 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Feb 15, 2019 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Feb 15, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Feb 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Feb 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Feb 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Feb 15, 2019 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Feb 15, 2019 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Feb 15, 2019 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Feb 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Feb 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Feb 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Feb 25, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 15, 2019Markup Jun 19, 2019Reported Oct 22, 2019 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Mar 7, 2019Hearings Mar 26, 2019Discharged Jun 19, 2019 | |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 15, 2019Discharged Oct 22, 2019 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2019Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-249, Part I.
- Oct 22, 2019Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
- Oct 22, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
- Jun 19, 2019Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
- Jun 19, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 19, 2019Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 12.
- Mar 26, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 7, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Feb 15, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 15, 2019Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 20, 2019H.R. 1305, Albatross and Petrel Conservation ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 19, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 30, February 15, 2019, page H2039.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4057 | Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 20, 2022 |
| HR 5763 | Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act | Reintroduction of | May 30, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To implement the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Animals
- Aquatic ecology
- Birds
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Commerce
- Department of the Interior
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Government information and archives
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Licensing and registrations
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine pollution
- Scientific communication
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2019Reported in House
- Feb 15, 2019Introduced 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; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
