To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt certain Alaskan Native articles from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-3109
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Art, artists, authorship
Birds
Indian lands and resources rights
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2013-09-17
text: 
Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide that nothing in such Act prohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, and transporting any authentic Alaskan Native article of handicraft or clothing on the basis that it contains a nonedible migratory bird part. Makes such exemption inapplicable with respect to any handicraft or clothing containing any part of a migratory bird that was taken in a wasteful manner.

action_date: 2014-09-08
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide that nothing in such Act prohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, and transporting any authentic Alaskan Native article of handicraft or clothing on the basis that it contains a nonedible migratory bird part. Makes such exemption inapplicable with respect to any handicraft or clothing containing any part of a migratory bird that was taken in a wasteful manner. 
 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-09-09
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7269)
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7269)
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3109.
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7269-7270)
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 429.
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-578.
action_date: 2014-09-08
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-578.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2014-07-30
text: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
action_date: 2014-07-23
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2013-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
action_date: 2013-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2013-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2013-09-17
text: Introduced in House