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Lacey Act Amendments of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1614| Senate 
| Updated: 5/16/2023
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Lacey Act Amendments of 2023 This bill modifies the injurious wildlife provision of the Lacey Act, which generally prohibits the import and shipment of listed living creatures and their eggs. First, the bill specifies that the prohibition on shipment applies to interstate shipments within the continental United States. Second, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue an emergency designation prohibiting the importation of a species if necessary to address an imminent threat to human beings, to the interests of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, or to wildlife, or to the wildlife resources of the United States. Third, the bill establishes a presumptive prohibition on the importation of any nonnative species of wild mammal, wild bird, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibian, or reptile, or the eggs of any such species. The presumption may be overcome if Interior determines that the species does not pose a significant risk of invasiveness to the United States.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-626
Lacey Act Amendments of 2021
May 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 26, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-4922
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-626
    Lacey Act Amendments of 2021


  • May 16, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 16, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • July 26, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-4922
    Introduced in House

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4922: Lacey Act Amendments of 2023

Lacey Act Amendments of 2023

USA118th CongressS-1614| Senate 
| Updated: 5/16/2023
Lacey Act Amendments of 2023 This bill modifies the injurious wildlife provision of the Lacey Act, which generally prohibits the import and shipment of listed living creatures and their eggs. First, the bill specifies that the prohibition on shipment applies to interstate shipments within the continental United States. Second, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to issue an emergency designation prohibiting the importation of a species if necessary to address an imminent threat to human beings, to the interests of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, or to wildlife, or to the wildlife resources of the United States. Third, the bill establishes a presumptive prohibition on the importation of any nonnative species of wild mammal, wild bird, fish (including mollusks and crustacea), amphibian, or reptile, or the eggs of any such species. The presumption may be overcome if Interior determines that the species does not pose a significant risk of invasiveness to the United States.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-626
Lacey Act Amendments of 2021
May 16, 2023
Introduced in Senate
May 16, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jul 26, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-4922
Introduced in House
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-626
    Lacey Act Amendments of 2021


  • May 16, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 16, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


  • July 26, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-4922
    Introduced in House
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Environment and Public Works Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 118-4922: Lacey Act Amendments of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted