HR 4833 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2021

Introduced Jul 29, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Alan S. Lowenthal D-CA

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Latest action · Aug 14, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

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. IntroducedJul 29, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2021

This bill prohibits the incidental taking (e.g., capturing or killing) of migratory birds by commercial activities unless the activity is authorized under a permit or is identified as posing de minimis risk to migratory birds.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) must regulate such incidental taking, including by (1) issuing general permits for certain industries, (2) creating a mitigation fee for any incidental taking of migratory birds, and (3) identifying categories of de minimis risk activities that are exempt from liability for the taking of migratory birds.

In addition, the USFWS must establish and maintain a research program (1) to evaluate the impacts of commercial activities on birds, (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of best management practices and technologies to avoid or minimize such impacts, and (3) to develop new or improved best management practices and technologies.

Cosponsors 88

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2021 to Dec 6, 2022; 49 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalJul 29, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-NHChris PappasOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-PAChrissy HoulahanOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJul 29, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-TNJim CooperOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-GALucy McBathOriginalJul 29, 2021
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-WARick LarsenOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-CASara JacobsOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-PASusan WildOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-CATed LieuOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalJul 29, 2021
D-HIEd CaseJul 30, 2021
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Jul 30, 2021
D-CAKatie PorterAug 13, 2021
D-CAAdam B. SchiffAug 24, 2021
D-NJAndy KimAug 24, 2021
D-CABarbara LeeAug 24, 2021
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanAug 24, 2021
R-NYJohn KatkoAug 24, 2021
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleAug 24, 2021
D-PAMadeleine DeanAug 24, 2021
D-CAMike LevinAug 24, 2021
D-ILBill FosterSep 3, 2021
D-CAZoe LofgrenSep 3, 2021
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleSep 20, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerSep 22, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoSep 23, 2021
D-MASeth MoultonSep 23, 2021
D-CAJerry McNerneySep 28, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseSep 29, 2021
D-CABrad ShermanOct 5, 2021
D-NYPaul TonkoOct 5, 2021
D-PADwight EvansOct 8, 2021
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOct 20, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOct 20, 2021
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOct 25, 2021
D-NCDeborah K. RossOct 25, 2021
D-KSSharice DavidsNov 5, 2021
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Nov 23, 2021
D-AZTom O'HalleranDec 3, 2021
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanJan 18, 2022
D-NJJefferson Van DrewJan 18, 2022
D-CAJosh HarderJan 18, 2022
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyJan 18, 2022
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottJan 18, 2022
D-AZGreg StantonFeb 2, 2022
D-WAPramila JayapalJun 8, 2022
D-MIRashida TlaibAug 12, 2022
D-INAndré CarsonNov 17, 2022
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Dec 6, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jul 29, 2021
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Referred Aug 14, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  2. Jul 29, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jul 29, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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: Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 133, July 29, 2021, page H4295.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R44694The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA): Selected Legal IssuesReportAug 12, 2025

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to affirm that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act's prohibition on the unauthorized take or killing of migratory birds includes incidental take by commercial activities, and to direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to regulate such incidental take, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2021

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2021Introduced in House

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