A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to establish January 31 of each year as the Federal closing date for duck hunting season and to establish special duck hunting days for youths, veterans, and active military personnel, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2942| Senate
| Updated: 5/23/2018
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican Senator
Mississippi
Cosponsors (1)
Environment and Public Works Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities for Veterans Act This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to revise requirements for hunting ducks, mergansers, and coots. Specifically, the bill establishes January 31 of each year as the closing date of the hunting season for ducks, mergansers, and coots. In addition, the bill extends the hunting season for those birds by an extra weekend for youths, veterans, and members of the Armed Forces on active duty. The Department of the Interior may not decrease the length of the hunting season or bag limit, as compared to the 2017-2018 hunting season, in the Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, or Pacific flyway.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Animals
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBirdsDepartment of the InteriorHunting and fishingMilitary personnel and dependentsNational Guard and reservesVeterans' organizations and recognitionWildlife conservation and habitat protection
A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to establish January 31 of each year as the Federal closing date for duck hunting season and to establish special duck hunting days for youths, veterans, and active military personnel, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2942| Senate
| Updated: 5/23/2018
Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities for Veterans Act This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to revise requirements for hunting ducks, mergansers, and coots. Specifically, the bill establishes January 31 of each year as the closing date of the hunting season for ducks, mergansers, and coots. In addition, the bill extends the hunting season for those birds by an extra weekend for youths, veterans, and members of the Armed Forces on active duty. The Department of the Interior may not decrease the length of the hunting season or bag limit, as compared to the 2017-2018 hunting season, in the Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, or Pacific flyway.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican Senator
Mississippi
Cosponsors (1)
Environment and Public Works Committee
Animals
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBirdsDepartment of the InteriorHunting and fishingMilitary personnel and dependentsNational Guard and reservesVeterans' organizations and recognitionWildlife conservation and habitat protection