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H.R. 7398 (117th)

Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2022

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Introduced

5 April 2022

Last action

16 June 2022 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51], Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Marie Newman

Subjects

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Source updated

7 April 2025

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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 federal agencies that target wildlife classified as invasive by the National Invasive Species Information Center.

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Timeline

  1. 5 April 2022

    Introduced

    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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 5 April 2022

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 April 2022

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 6 April 2022

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

    Source: Committee

  5. 18 April 2022

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

    Source: Committee

  6. 16 June 2022

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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