ANIMALS see also National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: extend livestock mandatory price reporting requirements (H.R. 2051), S6853 [21SE], H6287 [28SE]

Articles and editorials

Federal Judge Rules Against Washington State Dairy, Says Manure Pollution Threatens Water (excerpt), H4834 [7JY]

Bills and resolutions

African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H358 [13JA]

Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical (see H.R. 3410), H5768 [29JY]

American Pharoah (racehorse): tribute (see H. Res. 317), H4431 [16JN]

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see S. 1087), S2431 [27AP] (see H.R. 674), H754 [3FE]

Animal Welfare Act: require covered persons develop and implement emergency contingency plans (see H.R. 3193), H5466 [23JY]

Armed Forces: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H3558 [21MY]

——— require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S. (see S. 1498), S3678 [3JN] (see H.R. 2742), H4242 [11JN]

——— require the use of only human-based methods for training members in the treatment of severe combat injuries (see S. 587), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1095), H1368 [26FE]

Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H358 [13JA]

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 101), H9306 [11DE]

College of William & Mary: anniversary of Virginia Institute of Marine Science (see S. Res. 239), S6187 [30JY] (see H. Res. 404), H5770 [29JY]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see H.R. 2858), H4591 [23JN]

Crime: ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 2849), H4591 [23JN]

——— increase penalties for wildlife trafficking and allow civil penalties, fines, forfeitures, and restitution for such crimes to be transferred to wildlife conservation funds (see S. 27), S11 [6JA]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (see S. 1831), S5455 [22JY] (see H.R. 2293), H2957 [13MY]

——— prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see H.R. 1942), H2416 [22AP]

——— protect pets of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence (see S. 1559), S4103 [11JN] (see H.R. 1258), H1610 [4MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see H.R. 3187), H5465 [23JY]

——— extend livestock mandatory price reporting requirements (see H.R. 2051), H2496 [28AP]

——— issue guidelines relating to civil fines imposed for violations of the Animal Welfare Act (see H.R. 3136), H5330 [21JY]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (see S. 388), S832 [5FE] (see H.R. 746), H852 [5FE]

——— submit and provide access to a report on the animals killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 2236), H2798 [5MY]

——— use negotiated rulemaking to develop a rule about agriculture quarantine inspection (see H.R. 1091), H1164 [25FE]

Dept. of Energy: make transparent direct and indirect costs incurred by power marketing administrations for compliance with environmental laws impacting fish and wildlife conservation (see H.R. 1869), H2306 [16AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish a program to assist in importation and care for abused, injured, or abandoned nonhuman primates (see S. 1898), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 3294), H5763 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see S. 1204), S2687 [6MY] (see H.R. 152), H41 [6JA]

——— enter into cooperative agreements with States to provide for State management of grazing permits and leases (see S. 937), S2173 [14AP] (see H.R. 1792), H2209 [14AP]

——— establish a bison management plan for Grand Canyon National Park (see S. 782), S1628 [18MR] (see H.R. 1443), H1769 [18MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 359), H404 [14JA]

——— improve provision of guide dogs to veterans blinded by a service-connected injury (see H.R. 926), H1033 [12FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: allow removal of pinyon-juniper trees to conserve and restore the habitat of the greater sage grouse and mule deer (see S. 468), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 1793), H2209 [14AP]

——— improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands (see S. 2240), S7771 [4NO] (see H.R. 1485), H1802 [19MR]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 528), H581 [26JA]

Ecology and environment: support conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in conservation of such populations (see H.R. 2697), H4001 [9JN]

Education: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine (see H.R. 2269), H2876 [12MY]

Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada (see H.R. 326), H358 [13JA]

——— allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species (see S. 561), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 327), H358 [13JA]

——— protect and conserve elephants and regulate ivory in the U.S. (see S. 1769), S5129 [15JY] (see H.R. 697), H756 [3FE]

——— provide for trade sanctions against countries involved in illegal trade of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn (see H.R. 1945), H2416 [22AP]

Endangered Species Act: disclose to States the basis of determinations and ensure use of information provided by State, tribal, and county governments in decisionmaking (see S. 736), S1495 [12MR] (see H.R. 2352), H3251 [15MY]

——— establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements (see S. 293), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 585), H660 [28JA]

——— establish objective numerical recovery goals for removal of species from lists of endangered and threatened species (see H.R. 2735), H4241 [11JN]

——— extend import- and export-related provision to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered in order to ban bringing trophy animals killed abroad back to the U.S. (see S. 1918), S6239 [3AU] (see H.R. 3526), H6074 [16SE]

——— prohibit the taking of any endangered or threatened species in the U.S. as a trophy and the importation of any such trophy into the U.S. (see H.R. 3448), H5847 [8SE]

——— require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered or threatened (see S. 292), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 1667), H2108 [26MR]

EPA: prohibit sewage dumping into the Great Lakes (see S. 1586), S4202 [16JN] (see H.R. 2809), H4491 [17JN]

FDA: enhance reporting requirements pertaining to use of antimicrobial drugs in food animals (see H.R. 2459), H3388 [19MY]

——— preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of animal diseases in order to minimize development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (see S. 621), S1217 [2MR]

Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species (see H.R. 564), H639 [27JA]

Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage sludge-treated land (see H.R. 737), H811 [4FE]

Foreign countries: strengthen protections for wild elephants, rhinoceroses, and other imperiled species through country-specific anti-poaching and anti-trafficking strategies and curtail demand for illegal wildlife products (see S. 2385), S8602 [10DE]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (see H.R. 2494), H3558 [21MY]

FTC: issue rules to promote competition and help consumers save money by giving them the freedom to choose where they buy prescription pet medications (see S. 1200), S2687 [6MY] (see H.R. 3174), H5465 [23JY]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: improve rangeland conditions and restore grazing levels (see S. 365), S772 [4FE] (see H.R. 743), H812 [4FE]

Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H358 [13JA]

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see H.R. 2280), H2877 [12MY]

Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 1214), S2688 [6MY]

Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts, strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of Agriculture enforcement (see S. 1121), S2473 [28AP] (see H.R. 3268), H5589 [28JY]

——— provide increased protection for horses participating in shows, exhibitions, or sales (see S. 1161), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 4105), H8411 [19NO]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit body-gripping traps in National Wildlife Refuge System (see S. 1081), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 2016), H2464 [23AP]

Idaho: modify boundaries of Pole Creek Wilderness, Owyhee River Wilderness, and North Fork Owyhee River Wilderness and authorize continued use of motorized vehicles for livestock activities in certain wilderness areas (see S. 1167), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2171), H2769 [30AP]

Marine mammals: prohibit the breeding, taking, importation, and exportation of orcas and orca products for public display (see H.R. 4019), H8240 [16NO]

Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H358 [13JA]

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 300), S7594 [28OC]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 219), S4953 [9JY]

National forests: make technical corrections to law governing grazing permits and leases on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1897), H2353 [21AP]

North American bison: designate as the national mammal of the U.S. (see S. 2032), S6651 [15SE] (see H.R. 2908), H4769 [25JN]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (see H.R. 1552), H1848 [23MR]

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 335), H358 [13JA]

Roads and highways: authorize States to issue special permits to allow higher weight limitations on Federal highways for vehicles hauling livestock (see H.R. 3726), H6935 [8OC]

Sports: deregulate interstate commerce relative to parimutuel wagering on horseracing (see S. 1174), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2182), H2769 [30AP]

——— improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing (see H.R. 2641), H3877 [3JN]

——— improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping program to be enforced by an independent Thoroughbred Horseracing Anti-Doping Authority (see H.R. 3084), H5289 [16JY]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 405), S833 [5FE] (see S. 556), S1117 [25FE] (see S. 659), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 2406), H3386 [19MY]

States: provide for State and tribal management and protection of wild free-roaming horses and burros (see S. 1845), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 3172), H5403 [22JY]

Taxation: allow for a 3-year recovery period for all racehorses (see H.R. 3671), H6787 [1OC]

——— provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (see S. 440), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 3095), H5290 [16JY]

——— reduce the holding period used to determine whether horses qualify as certain assets (see H.R. 3672), H6787 [1OC]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (see S. 850), S1781 [24MR] (see S. 946), S2220 [15AP] (see H.R. 1282), H1611 [4MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: ensure Mexican wolf nonessential experimental population environmental impact rule has no force or effect (see H.R. 2910), H4769 [25JN]

——— prohibit listing northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act (see S. 655), S1302 [4MR] (see H.R. 1589), H1899 [24MR]

——— prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 843), H916 [10FE]

——— prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Washington, Oregon, and Utah under the Endangered Species Act (see H.R. 1985), H2463 [23AP]

——— reissue final rules relative to listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act (see S. 2281), S7913 [10NO] (see H.R. 884), H981 [11FE]

Wildlife: clarify that intrastate species are not in interstate commerce or subject to regulation under the Endangered Species Act or other Federal interstate commerce laws (see S. 1142), S2567 [30AP]

——— prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require registration of big cats currently in possession by private owners (see H.R. 3546), H6136 [17SE]

——— prohibit import, export, transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species (see H.R. 2920), H4770 [25JN]

Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council: establish Advisory Committee to advise Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting (see H.R. 2399), H3309 [18MY]

World Wildlife Day: designate (see S. Res. 95), S1247 [3MR]

Letters

Global Anti-Poaching Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7369 [2NO]

——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H7370 [2NO]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H7370 [2NO]

Remarks in House

Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains, H1534 [3MR], H1583, H1584 [4MR]

Animal Education and Rescue (organization): tribute, E580 [23AP]

Armed Forces: prohibit use for combat activities relative to global anti-poaching and wildlife trafficking efforts, H7371 [2NO]

——— require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S. (H.R. 2742), H4246 [12JN]

BLM: prohibit funding to issue grazing leases and permits to those not in compliance with certain regulations, H4816 [7JY]

Corps of Engineers: prohibit funding to regulate farming, forestry, and ranching activities exempted under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H2762, H2763 [30AP]

Cosmetics: phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals (H.R. 2858), H4548 [23JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend livestock mandatory price reporting requirements (H.R. 2051), H3929–H3931 [9JN]

——— extend livestock mandatory price reporting requirements (H.R. 2051), Senate amendment, H6287–H6290 [28SE]

——— require animals in Federal research centers be included in the definition of animal under the Animal Welfare Act (H.R. 746), H759 [4FE], E170 [5FE]

Education: expand workforce of veterinarians specialized in care and conservation of wild animals and ecosystems and develop educational programs focused on wildlife and zoological veterinary medicine (H.R. 2269), E675 [12MY]

Endangered species: eliminate the commercial import, export, and trade of African elephant ivory in the U.S., H4752 [25JN]

——— provide for trade sanctions against countries involved in illegal trade of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn, E511 [16AP]

Endangered Species Act: impact on rural economy, H148 [8JA]

EPA: prohibit funding to expand regulation of solid waste disposal to include animal feeding operations, H4833, H4834 [7JY]

——— prohibit sewage dumping into the Great Lakes (H.R. 2809), H4448 [17JN]

Foreign countries: support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (H.R. 2494), H7367–H7372 [2NO], E1119 [23JY], E1578 [3NO], E1585 [4NO]

Humane Society of Fairfax County, Inc.: anniversary, E1219 [8SE]

Hunters Sharing the Harvest (organization): tribute, H9084 [9DE]

Las Vegas, NV: opening of Siegfried and Roy Park, E1694 [2DE]

Mowry, Kenneth R.: Pennsylvania Holstein Hall of Fame inductee, E425 [26MR]

National Park Service: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce the final rule following the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Dog Management Plan of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, H4829, H4830 [7JY]

Nevada: tribute to Future Farmers of America Livestock Judging team, H5126 [14JY]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: report on the nexus between terrorist groups and wildlife trafficking, H4415, H4416 [16JN]

Pearland, TX: tribute to Turner College and Career High School horse judging team, E689 [13MY]

Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases (H.R. 1552), E394, E400 [24MR]

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month: observance, E580 [23AP]

Public lands: prohibit change in regulations relative to availability of vacant grazing allotments, H4795, H4796 [7JY]

Punxsutawney, PA: observance of Groundhog Day, H710 [3FE]

Roads and highways: allow States to issue special permits for transportation of livestock on trailers up to a certain amount of weight, H7615, H7616 [3NO]

Sussex County, NJ: anniversary of New Jersey State Fair and Farm and Horse Show, E821 [2JN]

Terrorism: link between terrorist groups and wildlife trafficking, H7371 [2NO]

Transportation: prohibit transportation of horses in vehicles containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another (H.R. 1282), E310 [4MR]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit funding to implement or enforce the threatened or endangered species listing of any plant or wildlife that has not undergone a review required under the Endangered Species Act, H4847, H4848 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to keep the gray wolf on the endangered species list, H4831, H4832 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to restrict commercial import, export, and trade of certain African elephant ivory in the U.S., H4809, H4810 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to treat Sonoran desert tortoise as an endangered or threatened species, H4806 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding to treat the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species, H4845, H4846 [7JY], E1022 [9JY]

——— prohibit funding to treat the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse as a threatened species, H4846, H4847 [7JY]

——— prohibit listing northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act, H1668 [17MR]

——— prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Washington, Oregon, and Utah under the Endangered Species Act (H.R. 1985), E581 [23AP]

——— reissue delisting of the gray wolf from the endangered species list, H4807, H4808 [7JY]

University of Georgia: tribute to mascot Uga IX, E1654 [19NO]

Western States Trail Foundation: anniversary of Tevis Cup Ride, E1155 [29JY]

Wildlife Conservation Society: tribute, H7370 [2NO]

Williams, Peter: Dept. of State Fulbright Award recipient, E1102 [22JY]

Winn Feline Foundation: anniversary of Bria Fund for feline infectious peritonitis research, E1650 [18NO]

Zimbabwe: condemn killing of Cecil the lion by trophy hunter, H5603 [29JY]

Remarks in Senate

Africa: review South Africa trade practices relative to poultry, S2834 [13MY]

Agriculture: impact of country of origin labeling regulations on trade relations, S2324 [22AP]

——— impact of government regulations, S2961 [18MY]

Arkansas: anniversary of Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, S1437 [11MR]

Armed Forces: require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S. (S. 1498), S3681 [3JN]

Climate: efforts of Kentucky to comply with EPA clean power plan and address climate change, S2152–S2154 [14AP]

——— impact of global warming on Arctic biodiversity and landscape, S2468 [28AP]

——— impact of global warming on invasive species, S4834 [8JY]

——— impact of global warming on wildlife and natural resources, S4835 [8JY], S6829 [21SE]

College of William & Mary: anniversary of Virginia Institute of Marine Science (S. Res. 239), S6194 [30JY]

Crime: increase penalties for wildlife trafficking and allow civil penalties, fines, forfeitures, and restitution for such crimes to be transferred to wildlife conservation funds (S. 27), S14 [6JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: extend livestock mandatory price reporting requirements (H.R. 2051), S6852, S6854 [21SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a bison management plan for Grand Canyon National Park (S. 782), S2319 [22AP]

FDA: preserve effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in treatment of animal diseases in order to minimize development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (S. 621), S1218 [2MR]

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: improve rangeland conditions and restore grazing levels (S. 365), S3299 [22MY]

National Bison Day: designate (S. Res. 300), S7598, S7599 [28OC]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (S. Res. 219), S4984 [9JY]

North American bison: designate as the national mammal of the U.S. (S. 2032), S8426 [3DE]

Protectors of Animals (organization): anniversary, S1526 [16MR]

Sausalito, CA: anniversary of Marine Mammal Center, S7044 [30SE]

South Dakota: anniversary of Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup, S6527 [9SE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 405), S837–S839, S842 [5FE], S843 [9FE], S1483 [12MR]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 556), S8525 [9DE]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 659), S2756 [11MY]

Taxation: provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program participants (S. 440), S902 [10FE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: impact of listing northern long-eared bat under the Endangered Species Act, S2961 [18MY]

World Wildlife Day: designate (S. Res. 95), S1260 [3MR]

Reports filed

Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 556) (S. Rept. 114–183), S8724 [16DE]

Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 152) (H. Rept. 114–84), H2318 [20AP]

Grand Canyon Bison Management Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 782) (S. Rept. 114–184), S8724 [16DE]

Mandatory Price Reporting Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (H.R. 2051), S6809 [17SE]

——— Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2051) (H. Rept. 114–132), H3581 [29MY]

Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 114–377), H9269 [10DE]

Statements

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act: Several Veterinary and Animal Organizations, S902 [10FE]

Texts of

H.R. 2051, Mandatory Price Reporting Act, S6853 [21SE], H3929 [9JN]

H.R. 2494, Global Anti-Poaching Act, H7367–H7369 [2NO]

S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act, S601 [28JA]

S. 293, establish a procedure for approval of certain Endangered Species Act settlements, S602 [28JA]

S. 1498, require that military working dogs be retired in the U.S., S3681 [3JN]

S. 2032, National Bison Legacy Act, S8426 [3DE]

S. Res. 95, World Wildlife Day, S1254 [3MR]

S. Res. 219, National Day of the American Cowboy, S4962 [9JY]

S. Res. 239, College of William & Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science anniversary, S6194 [30JY]

S. Res. 300, National Bison Day, S7597 [28OC]