HOUSE 1305116th CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.

Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act

Last Action: 10/22/2019

Actions

2019-10-22Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 198.
2019-10-22Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
2019-10-22Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
2019-10-22Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-249, Part I.
2019-10-22Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-249, Part I.
2019-06-19Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 12.
2019-06-19Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-06-19Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
2019-03-26Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-03-07Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
2019-02-15Referred 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.
2019-02-15Referred 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.
2019-02-15Introduced in House
2019-02-15Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-10-22 (08)

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 (20)

Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Ted Lieu (D-CA)
EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
Derek Kilmer (D-WA)
John Garamendi (D-CA)
ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
Julia Brownley (D-CA)
Mark Pocan (D-WI)
ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
Matt Cartwright (D-PA)
Jared Huffman (D-CA)
ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
Jefferson Van Drew (D-NJ)
Ed Case (D-HI)
Steve Cohen (D-TN)
ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)

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