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- H.R.7398
H.R.7398: Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2022
About This Bill
- Introduced April 5, 2022
- Latest Major Action June 16, 2022
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
26 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - April 5, 2022
Bill Summary
Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2022 This bill makes it unlawful for any persons, except as provided below, to organize, sponsor, conduct, or participate in wildlife killing contests on public lands. This bill shall not apply to field trials, wildlife killing contests that exclusively target ungulates (e.g., deer) or birds of the orders Galliformes (e.g., turkeys) or Anatidae (e.g., ducks), or lethal control actions by state or...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| June 16, 2022 |
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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| April 18, 2022 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
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| April 6, 2022 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
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| April 5, 2022 |
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
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| April 5, 2022 |
Introduced in the House by Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) |