Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act
Latest action · Jan 20, 2022 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedJun 22, 2021
- 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 (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to issue 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 USFWS 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 USFWS, 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 Jun 22, 2021 to Nov 17, 2022, with 21 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 22, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 20, 2022Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 15, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Jun 22, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 22, 2021Referred 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.
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
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2021Introduced in House
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