ANIMALS related term(s) National Wildlife Refuges

Amendments

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 700), S13641 [18DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 700), S3623 [5AP]

Wildlife: improve conservation and restoration programs (S. 990), S13592 [18DE], S14009, S14059 [20DE]

Articles and editorials

Big Mac's Big Voice in Meat Plants, S7307 [9JY]

Cannibals to Cows—The Path of a Deadly Disease, S2317 [14MR]

Could Mad Cow Reach America?, S2316 [14MR]

Get Tougher on Mad Cow Disease Rules, E95 [1FE]

Meat From Europe Is Banned by U.S. as Illness Spreads, S2318 [14MR]

Purge That Wasn't, E1057 [7JN]

They Die Piece by Piece—In Overtaxed Plants, Humane Treatment of Cattle Is Often a Battle Lost, S7305-S7307 [9JY]

U.S. Adds to Ban on European Meats—Foot-and-Mouth Epidemic Is Cited, S2317 [14MR]

War and the Polar Bear, S12087 [28NO]

Bills and resolutions

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 643), H395 [14FE]

Agriculture: establish a Farmland Stewardship Program (see H.R. 2542), H4215 [18JY]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 1421), H1483 (see H.R. 1421), H1493 [4AP]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (see S. 267), S1063 [6FE]

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 32), S3436 [4AP] (see S. Res. 70), S3706 [6AP] (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1487 (see H. Con. Res. 103), H1499 [4AP]

Animal Welfare Act: improve enforcement as it applies to commercial dog breeders (see S. 1478), S9971 [1OC] (see H.R. 3058), H6421 [5OC]

Armed Forces: tribute to military working dog teams (see H. Res. 145), H2570 [22MY]

Army: appoint a Chief of the Veterinary Corps in the grade of brigadier general (see S. 736), S3706 [6AP] (see H.R. 2255), H3357 [20JN]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 700), H397 [14FE]

Bears: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (see S. 1125), S7083 [28JN] (see H.R. 397), H218 [7FE]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful (see S. 345), S1462 [15FE] (see H.R. 1155), H1060 [21MR]

Craters of the Moon National Monument: ensure access to hunters and continue the applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act to the disposition of grazing fees arising from the use of such lands (see H.R. 601), H323 [13FE]

Crime: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see S. 668), S3215 [30MR]

———establish Federal criminal penalties and civil remedies for certain violent, threatening, obstructive and destructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with plant or animal enterprises (see H.R. 2795), H5336 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: consolidate and revise authority on animal health protection (see S. 1482), S10058 [2OC] (see H.R. 2002), H2710 [24MY]

———encourage use of agricultural products in producing renewable energy (see H.R. 2000), H2710 [24MY]

———establish a program to control bovine Johne's disease (see S. 1595), S11286 [31OC]

———prohibit the issuance of quality grade labels on imported meat products (see S. 544), S2388 [15MR]

———provide administrative authority to investigate live poultry dealers (see H.R. 231), H64 [6JA]

———provide emergency crop loss assistance to respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices (see S. 568), S2582 [20MR] (see H.R. 396), H218 [7FE]

———require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (see S. 700), S3436 [4AP] (see S. 708), S3530 [5AP]

Dept. of Justice: identify organizations that recruit juveniles to participate in violent and illegal activities relative to the environment or animal rights and assist States to prevent such participation (see H.R. 1847), H2183 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make service dogs available to disabled veterans and make various other improvements in health care benefits (see H.R. 2792), H5336 [2AU]

———modify authority to provide dog-guides to blind veterans and authorize provision of service dogs to hearing-impaired veterans and veterans with spinal cord injuries (see S. 1160), S7426 [10JY]

Disasters: improve ability of individuals and local, State, and Federal agencies to prevent natural floods (see H.R. 1100), H1010 [20MR]

Diseases: establish a Federal task force to coordinate actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (see S. 534), S2306 [14MR]

Drugs: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (see H.R. 1956), H2678 [23MY]

Ecology and environment: provide that no permit shall be required for animal feeding operations within State boundaries if the State has implemented a nutrient management program for such operations (see H.R. 1138), H1059 [21MR]

Endangered Species Act: improve listing, recovery planning, and delisting processes (see S. 347), S1462 [15FE]

———reauthorize and improve (see S. 911), S5118 [17MY]

———reform Federal land management activities relative to conservation (see H.R. 1403), H1482 (see H.R. 1403), H1492 [4AP]

———reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal penalties (see H.R. 1404), H1482 (see H.R. 1404), H1492 [4AP]

———reform regulatory process (see H.R. 1402), H1482 (see H.R. 1402), H1492 [4AP]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (see S. 1346), S8705 [2AU]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: extend and improve collection of maintenance fees (see S. 1474), S9875 [26SE]

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 172), H61 [6JA]

———permit States to use administrative funds to pay costs relating to the processing, transporting, and distributing of donated wild game to eligible food distribution agencies (see S. 1683), S11789 [14NO] (see H.R. 3466, 3466), H10054 [12DE] (see H.R. 3477, 3477), H10065 [13DE]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods (see H.R. 713), H398 [14FE]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (see S. 1034), S6212 [13JN] (see H.R. 1680), H1860 [2MY]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (see S. Con. Res. 45), S5831 [5JN] (see H. Con. Res. 175), H3712 [27JN]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1187), H1113 [22MR]

———recognize importance of hunting relative to wildlife resource management (see H. Con. Res. 44), H507 [28FE]

International Whaling Commission: maintain efforts of U.S. representatives to protect the ability of certain Native Americans to continue to legally harvest whales (see H. Con. Res. 193), H4428 [23JY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit relative to exotic animals (see S. 1655), S11611 [8NO] (see H.R. 3464, 3464), H10054 [12DE]

———prohibit transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption (see H.R. 2622), H4633 [25JY]

Klamath Basin: compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 2389), H3803 [28JN]

———respond to economic disaster threatening certain farmers and communities resulting from denial of irrigation water for the Klamath Project (see H.R. 2827), H5338 [2AU]

Marine mammals: coordinate and expand U.S. and international programs for the conservation and protection of North Atlantic whales (see S. 1380), S8911 [3AU] (see H.R. 3095), H6701 [11OC]

———reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (see S. Res. 121), S7193 [29JN] (see H. Con. Res. 180), H3805 [28JN]

Natural resources: promote the conservation and preservation of working farms, ranches, and private forests (see H.R. 2375), H3802 [28JN]

Packers and Stockyards Act: prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 142), S101 [22JA]

Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see S. 1836, 1836), S13464 [18DE] (see H.R. 1943), H2570 [22MY]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 645), H395 [14FE]

Tariff: provide separate subheadings for hair clippers used for animals (see S. 542), S2388 [15MR] (see H.R. 929), H740 [7MR]

Taxation: include swine and bovine waste nutrients as a renewable energy resource under the renewable electricity production credit (see S. 1219), S8064 [23JY]

———modify renewable energy credit to include agricultural and animal waste sources as a renewable energy resource (see S. 845), S4508 [8MY] (see S. 1832, 1832), S13300 [14DE]

———provide depreciation for certain horses placed in service after a certain age (see H.R. 1867), H2280 [16MY]

———provide for nonrecognition of gain on dispositions of dairy property which is certified as having been covered by a bovine tuberculosis eradication program agreement (see S. 1047), S6318 [14JN] (see H.R. 1933), H2569 [22MY]

———treatment of charitable remainder pet trusts (see H.R. 1796), H2140 [10MY]

———treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (see H.R. 1599), H1658 [26AP]

Terrorism: establish a coordinated program of science-based countermeasures to address threats of agricultural bioterrorism (see S. 1563), S10794 [17OC] (see H.R. 3293), H8181 [14NO]

———provide additional funding to combat agricultural bioterrorism (see S. 1546), S10693 [15OC]

———recognize trained service dogs for rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 241), H6260 [3OC]

Washington County, UT: acquisition of property for implementation of a desert tortoise habitat (see H.R. 880), H648 [6MR]

Wildlife: improve conservation and restoration programs (see S. 990), S5889 [6JN]

———protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (see H.R. 3558, 3558), H10963 [20DE]

Factsheets

Asian Elephants, H3018 [12JN]

Letters

Bear Protection Act: Sydney J. Butler, American Zoo and Aquarium Association, S7093 [28JN]

Border inspections and monitoring of animal and plant diseases funding: North Carolina government officials, H3976 [12JY]

Clarify Dept. of Agriculture legal authority to enforce pathogen reduction standards for meat and poultry products: Carol Tucker Foreman, Safe Food Coalition, S11079 [25OC]

———Elsa A. Murano, Dept. of Agriculture, S11078, S11080 [25OC]

———Howard Metzenbaum and Carol Tucker Foreman, Consumer Federation of America, S11078 [25OC]

———Shirley Igo, National PTA, S11078 [25OC]

———William D. Novelli, AARP, S11078 [25OC]

Dept. of Agriculture enforcement of standards and requirements governing humane handling of laboratory animals: Bob Dole, H3768 [28JN]

Endangered Species Act: Gale A. Norton, S668 [30JA]

Ensure enforcement of Humane Methods of Slaughter Act to prevent needless suffering of animals: Wayne Pacelle, Humane Society of the U.S., S5840 [5JN]

National Park Service decision to relocate the Teddy Roosevelt National Park picnic grounds due to prairie dog colonization: Senator Dorgan, S5673 [25MY]

U.S. policy on sustainable use of wildlife and marine species: Representative Pombo, E892, E893 [22MY]

Lists

Supporters of Harkin amendment to H.R. 2330, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, on Dept. of Agriculture legal authority to enforce certain pathogen reduction standards, S11078 [25OC]

Supporters of S. 1478, Puppy Protection Act, S9974-S9980 [1OC]

Obituaries

Bradley, William F., E206 [26FE]

Remarks in House

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 643), H3009-H3015, H3026 [12JN], E198 [14FE]

Agriculture: establish a Farmland Stewardship Program (H.R. 2542), H4120 [18JY]

———prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock, H6367, H6368 [4OC], E1825 [5OC]

Animal Welfare Act: strengthen penalties and prohibit the shipment of animals to foreign countries for the purpose of fighting, H6278 [4OC]

Armed Forces: tribute to military working dog teams (H. Res. 145), E1078 [12JN]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 700), H3015-H3019, H3026 [12JN], E198 [14FE]

Atwill, Rob: Friends of Agricultural Extension (organization) Extension Specialist Award finalist, E2074 [14NO]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful, H6264, H6274-H6276 [4OC], E1818 [5OC]

Craters of the Moon National Monument: ensure access to hunters and continue the applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act to the disposition of grazing fees arising from the use of such lands (H.R. 601), H1680-H1682 [1MY]

Crime: combat certain violent, threatening, obstructive and destructive conduct that is intended to injure, intimidate, or interfere with plant or animal enterprises, H6238-H6240 [3OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funding for border inspections and monitoring of emerging animal and plant diseases, H3972-H3979 [12JY], H4364 [20JY]

———enforcement of standards and requirements governing humane handling of laboratory animals, H3768 [28JN]

———require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 700), H2051-H2053 [9MY]

———require report on the amount of beef and pork that is imported into the U.S., H6327 [4OC]

———respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices, E831 [17MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make service dogs available to disabled veterans and make various other improvements in health care benefits (H.R. 2792), H7143, H7147 [23OC], E1532 [3AU]

Diseases: Dept. of Agriculture efforts to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease, H1040-H1042 [21MR]

Drugs: increase the availability of drugs for minor species and rare diseases in all animals (H.R. 1956), E904 [23MY]

Ecology and environment: U.S. policy on sustainable use of wildlife and marine species, E892 [22MY]

Endangered Species Act: reform liability provisions relative to civil and criminal penalties, H3237 [19JN]

Food industry: require Dept. of Agriculture report on safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods, H3765-H3767 [28JN], H6266 [4OC]

Forest Service: investigation of employees in Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife relative to planting of false evidence by biologists in habitat study, E2389 [20DE]

Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc.: Smithsonian Institution Corporate Leadership Award recipient, E1316 [11JY]

Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration: additional staff and funding, H6273 [4OC]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available, H7606 [1NO]

Hargrove, Margaret: response to dog attack, H3622 [27JN]

Holder, Bob: North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association Officer of the Year award recipient, E1770 [2OC]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals, H6273 [4OC]

International Whaling Commission: tribute to U.S. delegation, E1538 [3AU]

Interstate commerce: prohibit relative to exotic animals (H.R. 3464), E2286 [13DE]

Island fox: preservation efforts, E1777 [2OC]

Klamath Basin: compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act, H3929 [11JY], H3964 [12JY], H4119, H4149-H4151 [18JY], H4366 [20JY]

———compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 2389), E1279 [29JN]

———respond to economic disaster threatening certain farmers and communities resulting from denial of irrigation water for the Klamath Project, E1820 [5OC]

Marine mammals: coordinate and expand U.S. and international programs for the conservation and protection of North Atlantic whales (H.R. 3095), E1860 [12OC]

Mexico: safety of polar bears traveling with Suarez Brothers Circus, E1979 [2NO]

Payette National Forest: Thunder Mountain land acquisition, H3413 [21JN]

Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (H.R. 1943), E896 [22MY]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 645), H3470-H3472 [25JN], E199 [14FE]

Taxation: treatment of sale of certain animals associated with educational programs (H.R. 1599), E645 [26AP]

Terrorism: establish a coordinated program of science-based countermeasures to address threats of agricultural bioterrorism (H.R. 3293), H8230 [15NO], E2075 [14NO]

———recognize trained service dogs for rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 241), E1787 [3OC]

Thomas, Ian: posting of caribou migration pattern map on U.S. Geological Survey website, E1057 [7JN]

War dogs: tribute, E1839 [10OC]

Washington County, UT: acquisition of property for implementation of a desert tortoise habitat (H.R. 880), H847, H848 [13MR]

Wildlife: protect, conserve, and restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats on Federal lands through grants to control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species (H.R. 3558), E2391 [20DE]

Remarks in Senate

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 643), S13641 [18DE]

Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory livestock (S. 267), S1087 [6FE]

———research programs funding, S13453 [18DE]

Allard, Senator: appreciation for tributes and invitation to have Senators' dogs visit personal office and to join the veterinary caucus, S694 [30JA]

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 32), S3454 [4AP]

———anniversary (S. Res. 70), S3766 [6AP]

Ames, IA: animal disease research facilities funding, S12670 [7DE]

Animal Welfare Act: improve enforcement as it applies to commercial dog breeders (S. 1478), S9974 [1OC]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 700), S13641, S13642 [18DE]

Bears: prohibit import, export, sale, or possession of bear viscera (S. 1125), S7090 [28JN]

Birds: prohibit interstate movement of live birds, for the purpose of fighting, to States in which animal fighting is lawful, S8433, S8434 [31JY]

Crime: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (S. 668), S3218 [30MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service funding for border inspections and monitoring of emerging animal and plant diseases, S7412 [10JY]

———clarify legal authority to enforce pathogen reduction standards for meat and poultry products, S11076-S11082 [25OC]

———consolidate and revise authority on animal health protection (S. 1482), S10060 [2OC]

———establish a program to control bovine Johne's disease (S. 1595), S11287 [31OC]

———improve the collection of information from foreign travelers relative to the introduction of foreign animal disease into the U.S., S9492 [19SE]

———prohibit the issuance of quality grade labels on imported meat products (S. 544), S2396 [15MR]

———promote and enforce humane treatment of livestock and other animals, S7305, S7311 [9JY]

———provide emergency crop loss assistance to respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices (S. 568), S2584 [20MR]

———require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 700), S3452, S3459 [4AP], S3634 [5AP]

———require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 708), S3699, S3709-S3711 [6AP]

———restrictions on use of Environmental Quality Incentive Program funds for confined livestock feeding operations animal waste structures, S13246, S13247 [14DE]

Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of baylands adjacent to the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge through reductions in other California land acquisition projects, S7569 [12JY]

———Caddo Lake Institute wetland project funding, S7570 [12JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: modify authority to provide dog-guides to blind veterans and authorize provision of service dogs to hearing-impaired veterans and veterans with spinal cord injuries (S. 1160), S7429 [10JY]

Diseases: establish a Federal task force to coordinate actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease (S. 534), S2316 [14MR]

Endangered Species Act: improve consultation process for Federal agencies, S9435-S9437 [14SE]

———improve listing, recovery planning, and delisting processes (S. 347), S1477 [15FE]

———reauthorize and improve (S. 911), S5123 [17MY]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to new animal drugs (S. 1346), S8768 [2AU]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: extend and improve collection of maintenance fees (S. 1474), S9881 [26SE]

Food: permit States to use administrative funds to pay costs relating to the processing, transporting, and distributing of donated wild game to eligible food distribution agencies (S. 1683), S11790 [14NO]

Forests: protection of tropical forests and endangered species, S10964 [24OC]

Great Lakes: prohibit vessels from discharging ballast water that contains nonindigenous aquatic species and treat such water, and its sediments, using the most effective and efficient methods available (S. 1034), S6227-S6231 [13JN]

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: ensure enforcement to prevent needless suffering of animals (S. Con. Res. 45), S5840 [5JN], S8496 [31JY]

Interstate commerce: prohibit relative to exotic animals (S. 1655), S11612 [8NO]

Klamath Basin: compensation of persons who were economically harmed as a result of the implementation of the Endangered Species Act, S7413, S7415 [10JY], S8850 [3AU]

———respond to economic disaster threatening certain farmers and communities resulting from denial of irrigation water for the Klamath Project, S11070, S11071 [25OC]

Marine mammals: coordinate and expand U.S. and international programs for the conservation and protection of North Atlantic whales (S. 1380), S8952 [3AU]

———reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat (S. Res. 121), S7259, S7260 [29JN]

Morality and ethics: condemn cruelty to animals, S7310-S7312 [9JY]

National Pet Week: observance, S4587 [9MY]

Packers and Stockyards Act: make provisions for livestock production contracts and provide parties to the contract the right to discussion with certain individuals, S13251 [14DE]

———prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter, S13093-S13099 [13DE], S13258, S13272 [14DE], S13660, S13661 [19DE]

———prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter (S. 142), S1060 [6FE], S2575 [20MR]

Power resources: research on the conversion of animal waste into renewable energy resources, S11083, S11084 [25OC]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 645), S13641 [18DE]

Royal Oak, MI: completion of the Arctic Ring of Life at the Detroit Zoo, S12679 [7DE]

Tariff: provide separate subheadings for hair clippers used for animals (S. 542), S2392 [15MR]

Taxation: include swine and bovine waste nutrients as a renewable energy resource under the renewable electricity production credit, S13268 [14DE]

———include swine and bovine waste nutrients as a renewable energy resource under the renewable electricity production credit (S. 1219), S8065 [23JY]

———modify renewable energy credit to include agricultural and animal waste sources as a renewable energy resource (S. 845), S4515 [8MY]

Teddy Roosevelt National Park: National Park Service decision to relocate picnic grounds due to prairie dog colonization, S5672 [25MY], S12416 [5DE]

Terrorism: establish a coordinated program of science-based countermeasures to address threats of agricultural bioterrorism (S. 1563), S10796 [17OC]

———provide additional funding to combat agricultural bioterrorism (S. 1546), S10701 [15OC]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Central Idaho Wolf Recovery Program funding, S7568, S7569 [12JY]

Wildlife: improve conservation and restoration programs (S. 990), S5897 [6JN], S14054-S14059 [20DE]

Reports

Coltran Boom, Gorilla Bust, H3010-H3015 [12JN]

Reports filed

African Elephant Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 643) (S. Rept. 107-104), S12247 [30NO]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 643) (H. Rept. 107-93), H3066 [12JN]

American Wildlife Enhancement Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 990) (S. Rept. 107-123), S13145 [13DE]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 700) (S. Rept. 107-113), S12681 [7DE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 700) (H. Rept. 107-94), H3066 [12JN]

Craters of the Moon National Monument Access to Hunters, and Continue the Applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act to the Disposition of Grazing Fees: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 601) (H. Rept. 107-34), H1406 [3AP]

Disabled Veterans Service Dog and Health Care Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2792) (H. Rept. 107-242), H6918 [16OC]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (H.R. 645) (S. Rept. 107-105), S12247 [30NO]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 645) (H. Rept. 107-109), H3518 [25JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Marine Mammal Protection Act: Alliance for America, E1377 [20JY]

Renewable whale resources: Alliance for America, E1377 [20JY]

Statements

Bear Protection Act: Humane Society of the U.S., S7092 [28JN]

———Society for Animal Protective Legislation, S7092 [28JN]

Eulogy of the Dog: George G. Vest, S7307 [9JY]

International Whaling Commission Meeting on Protection of Whales: World Wildlife Fund, S7259 [29JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 241, recognize trained service dogs for rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, E1787 [3OC]

H.R. 601, ensure hunters access to Craters of the Moon National Monument and continue the applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act to the disposition of grazing fees arising from the use of such lands, H1680 [1MY]

H.R. 643, African Elephant Conservation Act reauthorization, H3009 [12JN]

H.R. 645, Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act reauthorization, H3470 [25JN]

H.R. 700, Asian Elephant Conservation Act reauthorization, S13641 [18DE], H3015 [12JN]

H.R. 880, acquisition of property in Washington County, UT, for implementation of a desert tortoise habitat, H847 [13MR]

H.R. 2792, Disabled Veterans Service Dog and Health Care Improvement Act, H7143-H7146 [23OC]

S. 142, prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter, S415 [22JA]

S. 267, Downed Animal Protection Act, S1088 [6FE]

S. 347, Endangered Species Listing and Delisting Process Reform Act, S1478 [15FE]

S. 534, Mad Cow Prevention Act, S2316 [14MR]

S. 544, USDA Grade Rescission Act, S2397 [15MR]

S. 568, provide emergency crop loss assistance to respond to economic losses incurred by crop producers, livestock and poultry producers, and greenhouse operators as a result of the increase in energy prices, S2584 [20MR]

S. 668, Pet Safety and Protection Act, S3218 [30MR]

S. 700, Animal Disease Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Control Act, H2051-H2053 [9MY]

S. 700, require a report on coordinated actions to prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and foot-and-mouth disease, S3453 [4AP], S3634-S3636 [5AP]

S. 845, modify renewable energy credit to include agricultural and animal waste sources as a renewable energy resource, S4515 [8MY]

S. 930, American Wildlife Enhancement Act, S14054-S14059 [20DE]

S. 990, American Wildlife Enhancement Act, S5898-S5902 [6JN]

S. 1034, Great Lakes Ecology Protection Act, S6229 [13JN]

S. 1125, Bear Protection Act, S7091 [28JN]

S. 1160, modify Dept. of Veterans Affairs authority to provide dog-guides to blind veterans and authorize provision of service dogs to hearing-impaired veterans and veterans with spinal cord injuries, S7430 [10JY]

S. 1482, Animal Health Protection Act, S10060-S10064 [2OC]

S. Con. Res. 32, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals anniversary, S3453 [4AP]

S. Con. Res. 45, ensure enforcement of Humane Methods of Slaughter Act to prevent needless suffering of animals, S5839 [5JN], S8496 [31JY]

S. Res. 70, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals anniversary, S3762 [6AP]

S. Res. 121, reaffirm opposition to commercial and lethal scientific whaling and provide protection for and conservation of the world's whale populations to prevent trade in whale meat, S7258 [29JN]

Tributes

Allard, Senator, S694 [30JA]

Ensign, Senator, S694 [30JA]