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S.2637: A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
- Introduced March 3, 2016
- Latest Major Action March 3, 2016
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - March 3, 2016
Bill Summary
This bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to provide that nothing in such Actprohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, and transporting any authentic Alaska Native handicraft, clothing or art on the basis that it contains a non-edible migratory bird part, so long as the bird was not taken in a wasteful manner.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| March 3, 2016 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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| March 3, 2016 |
Introduced in the Senate by Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) |