US Congress Senate Bill 478 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on March 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to revise standards for determining what constitutes baiting for purposes of the prohibition on taking migratory game birds. A baited area, in the case of waterfowl, cranes, and coots, includes a standing, unharvested crop that has been manipulated through activities such as mowing, discing, or rolling, unless the activities are normal agricultural practices. An area is not considered to be a baited area if it: (1) has been treated with a normal agricultural practice, (2) has standing crops that have not been manipulated, or (3) has standing crops that have been or are flooded. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must submit to the Department of the Interior a report on changes to normal agricultural practices across the range of crops grown by agricultural producers in each region of the United States in which USDA harvest practice recommendations are provided to agricultural producers.

Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2017

Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

SB1514 (Related) 2017-10-05 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 237.
HB3668 (Related) 2017-09-18 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 224.
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/senate-bill/478/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s478/BILLS-115s478is.pdf