BIRDS related term(s) National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife

Appointments

Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, H2004 [9MR]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: protect farmers from Federal penalties levied under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act for baiting if they followed best practices established by Dept. of Agriculture State cooperative extension office (see S. 478), S1540 [1MR]

American Eagle Day: designate (see S. Res. 191), S3555 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior: develop a categorical exclusion for covered vegetative management activities to establish or improve the habitat of the greater sage grouse and mule deer (see S. 1417), S3731 [22JN] (see H.R. 3543), H6572 [28JY]

——— reissue a rule on extension of expiration dates for double-crested cormorant depredation orders (see H.R. 4429), H9424 [16NO]

Endangered species: provide that nonnative species shall not be treated as endangered or threatened species (see H.R. 2603), H4503 [23MY]

EPA: take certain actions relative to pesticides that may affect pollinators (see H.R. 3040), H5138 [23JN]

GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features into public buildings (see S. 1920), S6321 [4OC] (see H.R. 2542), H4357 [18MY]

Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge: restore name to Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 847), H975 [3FE]

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1537), S3961 [12JY] (see H.R. 3598), H6575 [28JY]

Public lands: discourage litigation relative to land management projects, modify certain activities relative to greater sage-grouse and mule deer habitats, address forest health crisis, and achieve ecosystem restoration objectives (see S. 2068), S7001 [2NO]

——— reaffirm to land management agencies the priorities and goals of 2007 Executive order on facilitation of hunting heritage and wildlife conservation and recommend issuing a new supporting Executive order (see H. Res. 483), H6517 [27JY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 733), S1995 [27MR]

Sportsmen: provide for preservation of sportsmen’s heritage and protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see H.R. 3668), H6632 [1SE] (see H.R. 4489), H9568 [30NO]

States: provide for the protection and recovery of the greater sage grouse by facilitating State recovery plans (see S. 273), S595 [1FE] (see H.R. 527), H543 [13JA]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: clarify treatment of Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts (see S. 1941), S6359 [5OC] (see H.R. 4069), H8031 [12OC]

——— permit taking of certain black vultures and ravens (see S. 935), S2530 [25AP]

——— provide the force and effect of law for certain regulations relative to the taking of double-crested cormorants to reduce depredation at aquaculture facilities and protect public resources (see S. 219), S445 [24JA] (see H.R. 368), H234 [9JA]

Wildlife: increase protections (see S. 1514), S3858 [29JN]

Remarks in House

American Eagle Day: observance, H5005 [21JN]

Chalfont, PA: tribute to Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center, H7320 [13SE]

Dept. of the Interior: require a mitigation plan for the road between King Cove, AK, and Cold Bay, AK, to minimize impact on birds, wildlife, and wetlands, H6125, H6126 [20JY]

Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: anniversary, H1258 [16FE]

——— tribute, H9528 [30NO], H9719 [7DE]

Hautman, James: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Duck Stamp Contest winner, H5903 [17JY]

Monroe, MI: tribute to Monroe Ducks Unlimited annual dinner, H2470 [28MR]

Sportsmen: provide for preservation of sportsmen’s heritage and protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (H.R. 3668), H7679 [3OC], H7763 [4OC]

Remarks in Senate

American Eagle Day: designate (S. Res. 191), S3560 [15JN]

Wildlife: increase protections (S. 1514), S3988 [13JY]

Reports filed

Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation (HELP) for Wildlife Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1514) (S. Rept. 115–168), S6358 [5OC]

Sportsmen’s Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 733) (S. Rept. 115–116), S3731 [22JN]

Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3668) (H. Rept. 115–314), H7429 [18SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 191, American Eagle Day, S3558 [15JN]