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Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-7398| House 
| Updated: 6/16/2022
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Democratic Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (26)
Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Marie Newman (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2022 This bill makes it unlawful for any persons, except as provided below, to organize, sponsor, conduct, or participate in wildlife killing contests on public lands. This bill shall not apply to field trials, wildlife killing contests that exclusively target ungulates (e.g., deer) or birds of the orders Galliformes (e.g., turkeys) or Anatidae (e.g., ducks), or lethal control actions by state or federal agencies that target wildlife classified as invasive by the National Invasive Species Information Center.
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Timeline
Apr 5, 2022
Introduced in House
Apr 5, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Apr 6, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Apr 18, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Jun 16, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • April 5, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • April 5, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.


  • April 6, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.


  • April 18, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.


  • June 16, 2022
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsHunting and fishingLand use and conservation

Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2022

USA117th CongressHR-7398| House 
| Updated: 6/16/2022
Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2022 This bill makes it unlawful for any persons, except as provided below, to organize, sponsor, conduct, or participate in wildlife killing contests on public lands. This bill shall not apply to field trials, wildlife killing contests that exclusively target ungulates (e.g., deer) or birds of the orders Galliformes (e.g., turkeys) or Anatidae (e.g., ducks), or lethal control actions by state or federal agencies that target wildlife classified as invasive by the National Invasive Species Information Center.
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Timeline
Apr 5, 2022
Introduced in House
Apr 5, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Apr 6, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Apr 18, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Jun 16, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • April 5, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • April 5, 2022
    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.


  • April 6, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.


  • April 18, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.


  • June 16, 2022
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Democratic Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (26)
Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Melanie A. Stansbury (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Sara Jacobs (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Marie Newman (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Cori Bush (Democratic)

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee, Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsHunting and fishingLand use and conservation