US Congress House Bill 2504 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-06 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

To ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms. (Sec. 1) This bill: (1) exempts exporters of sea urchins and sea cucumbers that are designated as food for humans or animals or taken for recreational purposes from licensing requirements; and (2) requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to amend regulations concerning transporting wildlife to clarify that those sea urchins and sea cucumbers are fishery products exempt from the export permission requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Thus, those exporters will be exempted from: (1) inspections to ensure shipments of those fishery products do not contain endangered or threatened species, and (2) related inspection fees.

To ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms.

Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]

Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-02-06	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2018-02-05	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-02-05	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H753)
2018-02-05	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2504.
2018-02-05	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H753-755)
2018-02-05	House	Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2018-01-10	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 376.
2018-01-10	House	Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
2018-01-10	House	Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-506, Part I.
2017-11-08	House	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2017-11-08	House	Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
2017-11-08	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-11-07	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-05-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
2017-05-17	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-05-17	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-05-17	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2017-05-17	House	Introduced in House

SB1206 (Related) 2017-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
SB2663 (Related) 2018-04-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2504/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2504/BILLS-115hr2504ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2504/BILLS-115hr2504rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2504/BILLS-115hr2504eh.pdf