3.0.0 1535 2023-01-11T13:18:13Z 2023-01-11T13:18:13Z Senate S S 2009-07-29 111 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-07-29T20:16:45Z 111 3381 HR 2009-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. Related bill CRS 2009-07-29 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8275-8276) IntroReferral 2009-07-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8274-8275) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2009-07-29 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2009-07-30 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2009-10-13 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2009-10-27 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2009-11-30 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2009-12-15 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2010-01-26 False Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationships Aviation and airports Crimes against animals and natural resources Endangered and threatened species Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Animals

00 2009-07-29 Introduced in Senate 2009-08-28T19:03:22Z Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009 - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to impose criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly violates any regulation prohibiting the shooting or harassing of birds, fish, or other animals from aircraft (airborne hunting). Increases the monetary penalty for airborne hunting from $5,000 to $50,000. Expands the exceptions to the prohibition against airborne hunting to include enhancing the propagation and survival of wildlife or preventing the extinction of a species threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

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