ANIMALS see also National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife

Amendments

Crime: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (S. 1831), S7052, S7104 [9DE]

Foreign countries: support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (H.R. 2494), S5832, S5862 [15SE], H5741 [21SE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 2406), H962, H964, H965, H968, H969, H970, H971, H972, H973, H974, H976, H977, H980, H981, H983 [26FE]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 619), H906 [25FE]

Articles and editorials

Major Regulatory Expansion of ESA Listing and Critical Habitat Designation, S2970 [18MY]

Polar Bear Trophy Hunters—Kill Now, Get Permission Later, H966 [26FE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: provide for the award of medals or other commendations to handlers of military working dogs and military working dogs (see S. 3064), S4299 [16JN] (see H.R. 5674), H4547 [7JY] (see H.R. 5874), H5009 [14JY]

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 130), H1923 [21AP]

China: condemn Dog Meat Festival in city of Yulin and urge end to the dog meat trade (see H. Res. 752), H3265 [25MY]

Courts: support the right to rescue animals from a hot car (see H. Res. 909), H6103 [28SE]

Crime: expedite disposition of animals seized in animal fighting or gambling cases (see H.R. 4613), H948 [25FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify duties relative to services furnished in connection with buying or selling livestock in commerce through online, video, or other electronic methods (see S. 3350), S5843 [15SE] (see H.R. 5883), H5010 [14JY]

——— develop, certify, and adopt environmentally sustainable swine waste disposal technologies (see H.R. 6483), H7567 [8DE]

——— exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility (see S. 2651), S1344 [8MR]

——— make it unlawful for meat packers to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter (see S. 2911), S2669 [10MY]

——— require use of data from each State to calculate average feed cost and actual dairy production margins (see H.R. 4896), H1599 [11AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make the Office of Health Affairs responsible for coordinating departmental efforts relative to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism (see H.R. 5346), H3294 [26MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the National Wildlife Corridors System to provide for protection and restoration of native fish, wildlife, and plant species and their habitats (see H.R. 6448), H7396 [7DE]

——— make funding available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies (see H.R. 5650), H4466 [6JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 3051), S3828 [13JN] (see S. 3132), S4828 [6JY] (see H.R. 4764), H1418 [16MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit use of body-gripping traps by personnel on departmental lands (see H.R. 5954), H5222 [8SE]

Ecology and environment: issue semipostal to benefit programs that combat invasive species (see H.R. 5334), H3265 [25MY]

——— support work to combat nationwide problem of invasive species threatening native ecosystems (see H. Res. 754), H3265 [25MY]

EPA: clarify and codify regulations relative to the application of solid waste disposal laws to agricultural byproducts and nutrient management (see H.R. 5685), H4573 [8JY]

FDA: repeal certain regulations relative to veterinary feed directive drugs and medically important antimicrobial new animal drugs (see H.R. 5140), H2149 [29AP]

Government regulations: restrict use of exotic and nondomesticated animals in traveling circuses and exhibitions (see H.R. 6342), H6299 [17NO]

Hunting and trapping: restrict use of steel-jaw leghold traps and Conibear traps on animals (see H.R. 5560), H4170 [22JN]

Marine Mammal Commission: abolish and transfer functions to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see H.R. 5270), H2699 [17MY]

Monuments and memorials: require local and State approval for designation and allow hunting, fishing, other forms of recreation, grazing, and other traditional uses at national monuments (see S. 3460), S6266 [29SE]

National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see S. Res. 594), S6267 [29SE]

National Bison Day: designate (see S. Res. 572), S5907 [20SE]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (see S. Res. 518), S4723 [29JN]

National Pet Adoption Day: designate (see H. Res. 838), H5012 [14JY]

National Pet Adoption Month: designate (see H. Res. 838), H5012 [14JY]

National Purebred Dog Day: designate (see S. Res. 447), S2557 [28AP] (see H. Con. Res. 170), H6103 [28SE]

NOAA: reauthorize and amend John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (see S. 3059), S3984 [15JN] (see H.R. 5776), H4925 [13JY]

One Health Program: establish an interagency program to collaborate on the concept that human, animal, and ecosystem health intertwine to make ‘‘one health’’ (see S. 2634), S1277 [3MR]

Public lands: provide that States that contain a portion of the current range of the Shiras moose take management actions on certain Federal lands to stem decline of that species in that State (see H.R. 5751), H4924 [13JY]

Science: prohibit human-animal chimeras (see H.R. 6131), H5863 [22SE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 2406), consideration (see H. Res. 619), H853 [23FE]

——— require equestrian helmets to include a warning label if they do not meet certain safety standards and authorize grants for equestrian helmet education and awareness programs (see H.R. 6145), H5863 [22SE]

Taxation: disallow certain biodiesel and alternative fuel tax credits for fuels derived from animal fats (see H.R. 5004), H1896 [20AP]

Texas A&M University: tribute to College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences anniversary and opening of new complex (see S. Con. Res. 55), S6267 [29SE] (see H. Con. Res. 163), H6000 [27SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: issue scientifically valid and State-supported recovery plan for the Mexican gray wolf (see S. 2876), S2556 [28AP]

——— modernize funding of wildlife conservation (see S. 2690), S1544 [16MR] (see H.R. 4818), H1495 [21MR]

——— provide authority to seek compensation from responsible parties who cause injury to public resources and use funds to restore, replace, or acquire equivalent resources (see H.R. 4558), H816 [12FE]

Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S. of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites (see S. 3278), S5156 [14JY] (see H.R. 5895), H5010 [14JY]

——— 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 S. 2541), S874 [11FE]

World Wildlife Day: designate (see S. Res. 390), S1278 [3MR]

Cost Estimates

Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act (S. 556): CBO, S2969 [18MY]

Grand Canyon Bison Management Act (S. 782): CBO, S2969 [18MY]

Letters

Corps of Engineers requirement to consider recommendations regarding the preservation of fish and wildlife habitats when planning water projects: several wildlife organizations, S2694 [11MY]

Importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species: Wayne Pacelle and Michael Markarian, Humane Society of the U.S., H965 [26FE]

Reissue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service final rules relative to listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and several Representatives, H978 [26FE]

Securing Our Agriculture and Food Act: Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H5882 [26SE]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H5882 [26SE]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H5882 [26SE]

Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act: Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H921 [25FE]

——— Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H920, H922 [25FE]

——— Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H921 [25FE]

——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H920, H921 [25FE]

——— Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H921 [25FE]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H921 [25FE]

Motions

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 2406), H989 [26FE]

Remarks in House

Alaska: prohibit or withdraw Federal rules that preempt State management authority over wildlife, wildlife refuges, and hunting and trapping, H980, H981 [26FE]

Aldie, VA: anniversary of Sprout Therapeutic Riding and Education Center, E1292 [19SE]

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): tribute to Paws for Love event, H805 [12FE]

Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Week: observance, H4480 [7JY]

Aron (K–9 Officer): tribute to Cayuga County, NY, Sheriff’s Dept., K–9 Officer, E1163 [25JY]

Bark, Kim: St. Charles, MO, Economic Development Dept., Employer of the Year-John Heck Award recipient, E636 [29AP], E731 [18MY]

BLM: prohibit funding to issue grazing leases and permits to those not in compliance with certain regulations, H4919, H4920 [13JY]

——— prohibit funding to study or test the feasiblity of, or implement, any sterilization program for wild horse and burro management with surgical sterilization, H4920, H4921 [13JY]

Bretagne (rescue dog): tribute to deceased Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Dept., Cypress, TX, rescue dog, the last living search and rescue dog who worked at World Trade Center site following September 11, 2001 attacks, E864 [9JN]

Bushland, Raymond C.: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, H4553 [8JY], E1066 [8JY]

China: condemn Dog Meat Festival in city of Yulin and urge end to the dog meat trade (H. Res. 752), E789 [25MY]

Clearwater, FL: tribute to Clearwater Aquarium sea turtle habitat, E1054 [7JY]

Cottonwood, CA: anniversary of Shasta Livestock Auction, H5251 [9SE]

Dara (K–9 Officer): tribute to retired Auburn, NY, Police Dept., K–9 Officer, E974 [22JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify duties relative to services furnished in connection with buying or selling livestock in commerce through online, video, or other electronic methods (H.R. 5883), H5874, H5875 [26SE]

——— develop, certify, and adopt environmentally sustainable swine waste disposal technologies (H.R. 6483), E1717 [13DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: make the Office of Health Affairs responsible for coordinating departmental efforts relative to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism (H.R. 5346), H5881–H5883 [26SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy, H613 [9FE]

——— improve access to health care, employment, and education services, H603–H614 [9FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: prohibit use of body-gripping traps by personnel on departmental lands (H.R. 5954), E1225 [8SE]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities, H905 [25FE]

Durham, CT: anniversary of Durham Fair, E938 [16JN]

Ecology and environment: clarify that leaded bullets or lead in fishing will not degrade and therefore will continue to contaminate soil and water, H963 [26FE]

——— issue semipostal to benefit programs that combat invasive species (H.R. 5334), H3103 [25MY]

——— support work to combat nationwide problem of invasive species threatening native ecosystems (H. Res. 754), H3103 [25MY]

Endangered species: 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, H965–H968, H992 [26FE]

——— protect and conserve elephants and regulate ivory in the U.S., H926 [25FE], H992 [26FE]

EPA: clarify and codify regulations relative to the application of solid waste disposal laws to agricultural byproducts and nutrient management (H.R. 5685), E1071 [8JY]

——— prohibit funding to expand regulation of solid waste disposal to include animal feeding operations, H4810, H4811 [12JY]

——— prohibit sewage dumping into the Great Lakes (H.R. 2809), H1914 [21AP]

Foreign countries: support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (H.R. 2494), Senate amendment, H5741, H5743 [21SE]

Forest Service: clarify that closures of hunter access corridors should be clearly marked with signs and dates of closure, H969 [26FE]

GAO: examine effect a trade ban on fossilized ivory from mammoths and mastodons has on the illegal importation and trade of elephant ivory within the U.S., H969 [26FE]

Golden, CO: Foothills Animal Shelter recipient of Rotary Club of Golden Ethics in Business Award, E619 [28AP]

Gunner (K–9 Officer): tribute to deceased Memphis, TN, Police Dept., K–9 Officer, E1007 [28JN]

Harrisburg, PA: anniversary of Pennsylvania Farm Show, H26 [6JA]

Kemp, April M.: WVIA Public Media (organization) Youth & Family Award recipient, E1472 [15NO]

Knipling, Edward: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, H4553 [8JY], E1066 [8JY]

Martinez, CA: tribute to Martinez Beaver Festival, E1186 [6SE]

Military Working Dog Team Support Association, Inc.: tribute, E263 [2MR]

National Invasive Species Awareness Week: observance, E215 [25FE]

National objectives: promote innovation in food and agriculture policies, H290 [12JA]

National Park Service: prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce final rule prohibiting off-leash dog walking in Golden Gate National Recreation Area, H4914 [13JY]

Needville, TX: tribute to Needville High School FFA livestock judging team, E87 [1FE]

North American bison: designate as the national mammal of the U.S. (H.R. 2908), H1978, H1979 [26AP]

Preston, Grace: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Pennsylvania, H1050 [1MR]

Punxsutawney, PA: observance of Groundhog Day, H437 [2FE]

Queen, John M., III: Western North Carolina Agriculture Hall of Fame inductee, H3767 [14JN], E1089 [12JY]

Robinson, Dean and family: Madison County, IA, Cattlemen’s Association Cattlemen of the Year award recipient, E506 [18AP]

Royal Canin (company): St. Charles, MO, Economic Development Dept., Employer of the Year Award recipient, E643 [29AP]

San Diego Zoo Global (organization): anniversary, E655 [10MY]

Sausalito, CA: anniversary of Marine Mammal Center, E415 [12AP]

Shuey, Scott: Iowa Veterinary Medical Association Veterinarian of the Year award recipient, E1671 [9DE]

Sports: prohibit individuals prohibited from possessing a firearm under Federal law from using public target ranges, H964, H965 [26FE]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting, H3203 [25MY]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 2406), H919–H929 [25FE], H955–H991, H992 [26FE], H1856 [20AP], E231 [26FE]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 2406), consideration (H. Res. 619), H903–H907 [25FE]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 2406), corrections in engrossment, H991 [26FE]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 2406), motion to recommit, H989, H990 [26FE]

States: provide for State and tribal management and protection of wild free-roaming horses and burros (H.R. 3172), H2006 [27AP]

Tampa, FL: anniversary of Tampa Lowry Park Zoo, E1083 [11JY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: combating white-nose syndrome in bats funding, H5310 [12SE]

——— permit placement of more than one law enforcement officer in African countries to assist with protection of African elephants, H969 [26FE]

——— prohibit funding to block science-based protections for wildlife that has or may need protection under the Endangered Species Act, H4896, H4897 [13JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement final rule to manage fish and wildlife for both nonsubsistence and subsistence uses on Federal wildlife refuges in Alaska, H4889, H4890 [13JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement or enforce the threatened species or endangered species listing of any plant or wildlife that has not undergone a periodic review, H4804, H4805 [12JY]

——— prohibit funding to keep the gray wolf on the endangered species list, H4809, H4810 [12JY], H4821 [13JY]

——— prohibit funding to regulate export of squid, octopus, and cuttlefish products as protected species, H4807, H4808 [12JY]

——— prohibit funding to treat Preble’s meadow jumping mouse as a threatened species, H4805, H4806 [12JY]

——— reissue final rules relative to listing of gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act, H977–H979 [26FE]

——— remove Mexican wolf from endangered species listing and prevent expansion of species habitat outside historic range, H4878, H4879 [13JY]

——— remove New Mexico meadow jumping mouse from endangered species listing, H4877, H4878 [13JY]

——— Wolf Livestock Loss Demonstration Program funding, H4811, H4812 [12JY]

Van Gelder, Brad and Terri: Iowa Pork Producers Association Pork All-American Award recipients, E1460 [14NO]

Walters, Julie: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Women Impacting the Land award recipient, E1408 [29SE]

West Springfield, MA: anniversary of Eastern States Exposition, H5724 [21SE]

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, H927 [25FE]

——— include a representative from the SBA on Advisory Committee, H968 [26FE]

Zero (K–9 Officer): tribute to Camden County, NJ, Police Dept., K–9 Officer, E16 [7JA]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: tribute to Iditarod dogsled race, S1518 [16MR]

Bushland, Raymond C.: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, S5954 [21SE], S6078 [26SE]

Corps of Engineers: require recommendations regarding the preservation of fish and wildlife habitats to be considered when planning water projects, S2693, S2694 [11MY]

Crime: outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (S. 1831), S5962 [22SE], S6199 [28SE], S7104 [9DE]

——— outlaw the practice of animal crushing and production or distribution of any videos depicting such acts (S. 1831), unanimous-consent request, S5961, S5962 [22SE], S6824 [7DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: clarify duties relative to services furnished in connection with buying or selling livestock in commerce through online, video, or other electronic methods (H.R. 5883), S6256 [29SE]

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, S2142, S2144, S2188 [19AP]

——— establish a bison management plan for Grand Canyon National Park (S. 782), S2969 [18MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: assess feasibility and advisability of using service dogs for treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental injuries or disabilities, S6985 [9DE]

Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements, S468 [2FE]

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 (S. 2385), S1272 [3MR]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (H.R. 2494), S5832–S5835 [15SE]

——— support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen capacity of countries to counter wildlife trafficking, and designate major wildlife trafficking countries (H.R. 2494), unanimous-consent agreement, S5834 [15SE]

Harrisburg, PA: anniversary of Pennsylvania Farm Show, S26 [11JA]

Indonesia: threat to the orangutan population, S1909 [12AP]

Israel: lifting of ban on beef imports from U.S., S1071 [29FE]

Knipling, Edward: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, S5954 [21SE], S6078 [26SE]

Land use: impact of government regulation on private property rights and Federal grazing permits, S2970 [18MY]

Marsh Dog, LLC: tribute, S485 [2FE]

Michigan Milk Producers Association: anniversary, S3096 [24MY]

Moose, WY: anniversary of Triangle X Ranch, S3538 [7JN]

National Bison Day: designate (S. Res. 572), S5911 [20SE]

National Day of the American Cowboy: designate (S. Res. 518), S4751 [29JN]

North American bison: designate as the national mammal of the U.S. (H.R. 2908), S2576 [28AP]

Ruston, LA: tribute to Ruston Animal Clinic, S6919 [8DE]

San Diego Zoo Global (organization): anniversary, S2619 [9MY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting, S2160 [19AP]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 405), S150 [21JA]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 556), S2969 [18MY]

Texas A&M University: tribute to College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences anniversary and opening of new complex (S. Con. Res. 55), S6286 [29SE]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: proposal to relist the West Indian manatee from endangered to threatened, S2119 [18AP]

World Wildlife Day: designate (S. Res. 390), S1296 [3MR]

Reports filed

Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 659) (S. Rept. 114–210), S994 [24FE]

Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 5883) (H. Rept. 114–768), H5709 [20SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2406, Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 619) (H. Rept. 114–429), H853 [23FE]

Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 564) (H. Rept. 114–830), H6299 [17NO]

Global Anti-Poaching Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (H.R. 2494), S2625 [9MY]

Mandatory Price Reporting Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (H.R. 2051) (S. Rept. 114–206), S702 [8FE]

Marine Mammal Research and Response Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3059) (S. Rept. 114–386), S6516 [28NO]

National Bison Legacy Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2908) (H. Rept. 114–483), H1633 [12AP]

Owyhee Wilderness Areas Boundary Modifications Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1167) (S. Rept. 114–315), S5278 [6SE]

Securing Our Agriculture and Food Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 5346) (H. Rept. 114–755), H5644 [19SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 619, consideration of H.R. 2406, Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, H903 [25FE]

H.R. 2406, Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, H955–H962 [26FE]

H.R. 2908, National Bison Legacy Act, H1978 [26AP]

H.R. 5346, Securing Our Agriculture and Food Act, H5881 [26SE]

H.R. 5883, Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act, H5874 [26SE]

S. 1831, Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act, S7104 [9DE]

S. 3460, Local Community and Sportsmen Input in Monuments Act, S6269 [29SE]

S. Con. Res. 55, tribute to Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences anniversary and opening of new complex, S6282 [29SE]

S. Res. 390, World Wildlife Day, S1284 [3MR]

S. Res. 447, National Purebred Dog Day, S2563 [28AP]

S. Res. 518, National Day of the American Cowboy, S4730 [29JN]

S. Res. 572, National Bison Day, S5909 [20SE]

S. Res. 594, National Animal Rescue Day, S6275 [29SE]