BIRDS see also National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife

Appointments

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, S68 [7JA], H1511 [2MR]

Bills and resolutions

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 203), S4250 [17JN]

Conservation of natural resources: promote conservation for the purpose of enhancing hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreational activities (see H.R. 3173), H5465 [23JY]

Dept. of the Interior: provide authority to periodically increase prices for Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps (duck stamps) to fund acquisition of land for conservation of migratory birds (see H.R. 3645), H6705 [29SE]

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]

——— provide certain Western States assistance in the development of statewide conservation and management plans for the protection and recovery of sage grouse species (see S. 1036), S2351 [22AP] (see H.R. 1997), H2463 [23AP]

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

Migratory Bird Treaty Act: authorize hunting under certain circumstances (see S. 90), S58 [7JA]

——— prohibit baiting exemptions on certain land (see S. 595), S1161 [26FE]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 520), S983 [12FE] (see H.R. 2957), H4861 [7JY]

Power resources: update avian protection laws in order to support an all-of-the-above domestic energy strategy (see H.R. 493), H531 [22JA]

Sports: 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]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts (see H.R. 1729), H2111 [26MR]

——— protect farmers and hunters from fines due to taking of migratory birds on agricultural fields by clarifying distinction between normal agricultural practices and baiting (see H.R. 1099), H1368 [26FE]

——— reverse listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species and prevent further consideration of such listing pending implementation of conservation plans and measures (see H.R. 659), H703 [2FE]

Remarks in House

American Eagle Day: observance, H4497 [18JN]

Bellefonte, PA: Bellefonte Area High School winner of National FFA Organization ‘‘Big E’’ poultry science career development event, H6312 [29SE]

Central Valley Project Restoration Fund: add conservation seat to oversight board for a member focusing on waterfowl, H5275 [16JY]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to prosecute or hold liable any person or corporation for accidental killing of certain protected birds under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, H3797, H3798 [3JN]

Federal Highway Administration: eliminate enforcement of Migratory Bird Treaty Act relative to the taking of nesting swallows for construction projects on certain at-risk bridges, H7587 [3NO]

Georgia: tribute to efforts to prepare for potential outbreak of bird flu, H6232 [25SE]

Hautman, Robert: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Duck Stamp Contest winner, E1409 [1OC]

Power resources: update avian protection laws in order to support an all-of-the-above domestic energy strategy (H.R. 493), H3797 [3JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: prohibit funding to implement or enforce listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species, H4835, H4836 [7JY]

——— restore inclusion of the sage-grouse on the endangered species list, H4807, H4808 [7JY], H4944 [8JY]

——— reverse listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species and prevent further consideration of such listing pending implementation of conservation plans and measures, H3191, H3192 [14MY]

Remarks in Senate

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

American Eagle Day: designate (S. Res. 203), S4254 [17JN]

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

Endangered species: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to conservation agreements with relevant Western States before the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service makes a listing determination on the greater sage-grouse, S1876 [25MR]

International Migratory Bird Day: observance, S2756 [11MY]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize, S2756 [11MY]

——— reauthorize (S. 520), S995 [12FE]

North American Wetlands Conservation Act: reauthorize, S8526 [9DE]

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]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: impact of listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species, S2961 [18MY], S8226 [1DE]

——— reverse listing of lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species, S402, S403 [22JA], S569 [28JA]

Reports filed

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

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

Texts of

S. 520, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act reauthorization, S995 [12FE]

S. Res. 203, American Eagle Day, S4252 [17JN]