3.0.0 411 2023-01-11T13:19:27Z 2023-01-11T13:19:27Z House H HR 2009-01-09 111 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-04-22T17:25:49Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2009-02-04T17:36:29Z Referred to 2009-01-09T14:08:49Z Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 111 529 S 2009-07-20 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 117. Related bill CRS 2009-04-22 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2009-04-21 19:20:52 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2009-04-21 19:20:51 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 290 - 118 (Roll no. 194). (text: CR H4533-4534) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 194 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll194.xml House 111 2009-04-21T23:20:51Z 1 2009-04-21 19:20:51 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 290 - 118 (Roll no. 194).(text: CR H4533-4534) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 194 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll194.xml House 111 2009-04-21T23:20:51Z 1 2009-04-21 19:11:15 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4550-4551) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2009-04-21 14:52:57 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2009-04-21 14:35:17 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 411. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2009-04-21 14:35:16 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4533-4537) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2009-04-21 14:35:15 Mrs. Christensen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2009-02-04 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. Committee 2009-01-09 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 N T000038 Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8] JOHN TANNER D TN 8 2009-01-09 True R000395 Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] HAROLD ROGERS R KY 5 2009-01-09 True R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] ED ROYCE R CA 40 2009-01-09 True B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2009-01-09 True M000472 Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] JOHN MCHUGH R NY M. 23 2009-01-09 True G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2009-02-10 False B001235 Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] HENRY BROWN R SC E. 1 2009-02-23 False Animals Advisory bodies Animal protection and human-animal relationships Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Foreign aid and international relief Government trust funds International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Mammals Public-private cooperation Trade restrictions Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Animals 00 2009-01-09 Introduced in House 2009-01-16T16:14:29Z Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance for projects for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids. Authorizes the Secretary to convene an advisory group of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of felids and canids.

Restricts the use of grants for captive breeding or display purposes.

Establishes in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund as a separate account the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund.

Defines "rare canid" to: (1) mean any of the canid species dhole, gray wolf, Ethiopian wolf, bush dog, African wild dog, maned wolf, and Darwin's fox, including any subspecies or population of such a species; and (2) exclude any subspecies or population that is native to the area comprised of the United States and Canada or the European Union.

Defines "rare felid" to: (1) mean any of the felid species lion, leopard, jaguar, snow leopard, clouded leopard, cheetah, Iberian lynx, and Borneo bay cat, including any subspecies or population of such a species; and (2) exclude any species, subspecies, or population that is native to the United States and any tiger.

Authorizes the Secretary to convene an advisory group, to assist in carrying out this Act, consisting of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in felid and canid conservation.

Requires the Secretary to initiate a study of felid and canid species listed under the IUCN Red List (the Red List of Threatened Species Maintained by the World Conservation Union) that are not rare canids and rare felids to determine: (1) the conservation status of the species in the wild, including identification of those that are critically endangered or endangered; and (2) any such species that should be made eligible for project assistance.

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]]> 36 2009-04-21 Passed House amended 2009-04-22T18:40:04Z Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 - (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance for projects for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids. Restricts the use of such assistance for captive breeding or display purposes.

Authorizes the Secretary to convene an advisory group consisting of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in felid and canid conservation to assist in carrying out this Act.

(Sec. 5) Establishes in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund as a separate account the Great Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund.

Defines "rare canid" to: (1) mean any of the canid species dhole, gray wolf, Ethiopian wolf, bush dog, African wild dog, maned wolf, and Darwin's fox, including any subspecies or population of such a species; and (2) exclude any subspecies or population that is native to the area comprised of the United States and Canada or the European Union.

Defines "rare felid" to: (1) mean any of the felid species lion, leopard, jaguar, snow leopard, clouded leopard, cheetah, Iberian lynx, and Borneo bay cat, including any subspecies or population of such a species; and (2) exclude any species, subspecies, or population that is native to the United States and any tiger.

(Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to initiate a study of felid and canid species listed under the IUCN Red List (the Red List of Threatened Species Maintained by the World Conservation Union) that are not rare canids and rare felids (as defined in this Act), to determine: (1) the conservation status of the species in the wild, including identification of those that are critically endangered or endangered; and (2) any such species that should be made eligible for project assistance. Requires a report to Congress.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 8) Prohibits amounts provided as a grant under this Act from being used for any project conducted in Iran, Syria, Cuba, Sudan, or North Korea.

]]> Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 Display Title Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 Short Titles as Passed House Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2009 H House Official Title as Introduced To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations. Referred in Senate 2009-04-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr411rfs/xml/BILLS-111hr411rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2009-04-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr411eh/xml/BILLS-111hr411eh.xml Introduced in House 2009-01-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr411ih/xml/BILLS-111hr411ih.xml 2009-04-22 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.