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To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-1818| House 
| Updated: 4/11/2017
Jeff Denham

Jeff Denham

Republican Representative

California

Cosponsors (144)
David Schweikert (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Charles W. Dent (Republican)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Steve Womack (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Darin LaHood (Republican)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Thomas A. Garrett (Republican)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Mike Bishop (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Chris Collins (Republican)Blake Farenthold (Republican)John Lewis (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Tom Marino (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Dennis A. Ross (Republican)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)David A. Trott (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Kevin Yoder (Republican)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Mike Coffman (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Bill Johnson (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Francis Rooney (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Big Cat Public Safety Act This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from breeding or possessing prohibited wildlife species (i.e., any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Breeding means facilitating propagation or reproduction (whether intentionally or negligently), or failing to prevent propagation or reproduction. The bill revises the list of entities that are exempt from Lacey Act prohibitions regarding those wildlife species to include: (1) certain entities that hold Class C licenses in good standing under the Animal Welfare Act, and (2) current owners of animals that were born before this bill's enactment if the animals are registered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Those entities and owners may not allow direct contact between the public and the prohibited wildlife species. A person who knowingly violates the prohibition must be fined not more than $20,000, or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. The bill considers each violation to be a separate offense. The offense must be deemed to have been committed not only in the district where the violation first occurred, but also in any district in which the defendant may have taken or been in possession of the prohibited wildlife species. The bill extends forfeiture provisions to fish, wildlife, or plants that are bred or possessed.
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Timeline
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • March 30, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 30, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • April 11, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Animals

Related Bills

  • S 115-2990: A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act to further the conservation of prohibited wildlife species.
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCrimes against animals and natural resourcesMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersTrade restrictionsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-1818| House 
| Updated: 4/11/2017
Big Cat Public Safety Act This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from breeding or possessing prohibited wildlife species (i.e., any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Breeding means facilitating propagation or reproduction (whether intentionally or negligently), or failing to prevent propagation or reproduction. The bill revises the list of entities that are exempt from Lacey Act prohibitions regarding those wildlife species to include: (1) certain entities that hold Class C licenses in good standing under the Animal Welfare Act, and (2) current owners of animals that were born before this bill's enactment if the animals are registered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Those entities and owners may not allow direct contact between the public and the prohibited wildlife species. A person who knowingly violates the prohibition must be fined not more than $20,000, or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. The bill considers each violation to be a separate offense. The offense must be deemed to have been committed not only in the district where the violation first occurred, but also in any district in which the defendant may have taken or been in possession of the prohibited wildlife species. The bill extends forfeiture provisions to fish, wildlife, or plants that are bred or possessed.
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Timeline
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • March 30, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 30, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • April 11, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jeff Denham

Jeff Denham

Republican Representative

California

Cosponsors (144)
David Schweikert (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Charles W. Dent (Republican)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Erik Paulsen (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Steve Womack (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Darin LaHood (Republican)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Claudia Tenney (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Thomas A. Garrett (Republican)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Mike Bishop (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Gus M. Bilirakis (Republican)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Chris Collins (Republican)Blake Farenthold (Republican)John Lewis (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Luis V. Gutierrez (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Stephen Knight (Republican)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Tom Marino (Republican)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Dennis A. Ross (Republican)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Matt Gaetz (Republican)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Republican)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)David A. Trott (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Kevin Yoder (Republican)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Mike Coffman (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Bill Johnson (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Francis Rooney (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Animals

Related Bills

  • S 115-2990: A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act to further the conservation of prohibited wildlife species.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCrimes against animals and natural resourcesMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersTrade restrictionsWildlife conservation and habitat protection