United States · Bill · S
S. 1535 (111th)
Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009
Introduced
29 July 2009
Last action
29 July 2009 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8275-8276)
Sponsors
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Subjects
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Source updated
14 January 2026
Summary
Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009 - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to impose criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly violates any regulation prohibiting the shooting or harassing of birds, fish, or other animals from aircraft (airborne hunting). Increases the monetary penalty for airborne hunting from $5,000 to $50,000. Expands the exceptions to the prohibition against airborne hunting to include enhancing the propagation and survival of wildlife or preventing the extinction of a species threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
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Timeline
29 July 2009
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8275-8276)
Source: IntroReferral
29 July 2009
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8274-8275)
Source: IntroReferral
29 July 2009
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 29 July 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssev00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2009
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1535
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/1535
- us · 111-s-1535 · source updated 14 January 2026