To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to affirm that the Migratory Bird Treaty Act's prohibition on the unauthorized take or killing of migratory birds includes incidental take by commercial activities, and to direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to regulate such incidental take, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on January 15, 2020, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
95 Cosponsors (90 Democrats, 5 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“House Climate Crisis Action Plan Highlights Key Congressman Lowenthal Legislation”
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Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA47, 2013-2022]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 30, 2020
“Raskin Joins Bipartisan Effort to Reverse Proposed Interior Dept. Rule Threatening Millions Of Migratory Birds”
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Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD8]
on Apr 2, 2020
“Congressmen Lowenthal Slams New Trump Administration Rule Threatening Millions Of Migratory Birds”
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Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA47, 2013-2022]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 5, 2020
History
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Jan 8, 2020
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Introduced
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Jan 15, 2020
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Ordered Reported
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Sep 1, 2020
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Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources
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Jul 29, 2021
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4833 (117th). |
H.R. 5552 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5552. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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