Kangaroo Protection Act of 2021
Latest action · Apr 23, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Kangaroo Protection Act of 2021
This bill establishes new federal crimes related to commercial activities involving kangaroos and kangaroo products.
Specifically, the bill prohibits
- the import for commercial purposes, possession with intent to sell, or sale of a kangaroo; and
- the introduction into interstate commerce; manufacture for introduction into interstate commerce; sale, trade, or advertisement in interstate commerce; or offer to sell, or transport or distribute in interstate commerce, any kangaroo product.
A violator is subject to civil and criminal penalties. Additionally, a kangaroo or kangaroo product used in a violation is subject to forfeiture.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2021 to Nov 29, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Apr 14, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Apr 22, 2021 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jul 28, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Oct 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 22, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Nov 29, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Feb 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 2021Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 23, February 8, 2021, page H483.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the sale of kangaroo products, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Kangaroo Protection Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2021Introduced 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.
