[Congressional Record Index (2013)]
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ANIMALS related term(s) National Wildlife Refuges
Articles and editorials
Preferred Paths--Agency Recommends Against King Cove Road, S496
[7FE]
Bills and resolutions
African Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 39),
H28 [3JA]
Agriculture: authorize voluntary grazing permit retirement on
certain Federal lands where livestock grazing is impractical
(see H.R. 2201), H2955 [23MY]
------provide for a uniform national standard for the housing
and treatment of egg-laying hens (see S. 820), S3028 [25AP]
(see H.R. 1731), H2349 [25AP]
Amtrak: propose a pet policy that allows passengers to transport
domesticated cats and dogs on certain trains (see H.R. 2066),
H2838 [21MY]
Animal Welfare Act: provide further protection for puppies (see
S. 395), S943 [27FE] (see H.R. 847), H700 [27FE]
Asian Elephant Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 39), H28
[3JA]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora: tribute (see H. Res. 220), H2774 [17MY]
Crime: prohibit attendance of an animal fighting venture (see S.
666), S2455 [8AP] (see H.R. 366), H278 [23JA]
------prohibit the sale or transport of equines or equine parts
in interstate or foreign commerce for human consumption (see
H.R. 1094), H1356 [12MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: define urban rodent control for clarifying
control of nuisance mammals and birds carried out by Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service wildlife services program
and private sector (see H.R. 730), H546 [14FE]
------provide for the conduct of activities to detect, and
respond in a timely manner to, threats to animal health (see
S. 859), S3091 [6MY]
------submit and provide access to a report on the animals
killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Wildlife Services program (see H.R. 2074), H2838 [21MY]
Dept. of Energy: make transparent direct and indirect costs
incurred by power marketing administrations for compliance
with environmental laws impacting fish and wildlife
conservation (see H.R. 2162), H2953 [23MY]
Dept. of the Interior: enter into an agreement to provide for
management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (see H.R. 126), H31 [3JA]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a pilot program on dog
training therapy (see H.R. 183), H51 [4JA]
Endangered species: allow importation of polar bear trophies
taken in sport hunts in Canada (see H.R. 1819), H2393 [26AP]
------allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport
hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined
to be a threatened species (see S. 847), S3029 [25AP] (see
H.R. 1818), H2393 [26AP]
------save (see H.R. 576), H412 [6FE]
Endangered Species Act: establish a procedure for approval of
certain settlements (see S. 19), S943 [27FE] (see H.R. 1314),
H1821 [21MR]
------promote sustainable-use conservation and harmonize with
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of
Wild Fauna and Flora (see H.R. 1866), H2484 [7MY]
FDA: enhance reporting requirements pertaining to use of
antimicrobial drugs in food animals (see H.R. 820), H658
[26FE]
------improve ability to study use of antimicrobial drugs in
food-producing animals (see S. 895), S3256 [8MY]
------reauthorize user fee programs relating to generic new
animal drugs (see H.R. 1408), H1856 [9AP]
------reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs
(see H.R. 1407), H1856 [9AP]
------reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs
and generic new animal drugs (see S. 622), S2026 [20MR]
Fish and fishing: reduce predation on endangered Columbia River
salmon and other nonlisted species (see H.R. 1308), H1821
[21MR]
Food: amend inspection laws to notify consumers of products
produced from crops, livestock, or poultry raised on sewage
sludge-treated land (see H.R. 213), H52 [4JA]
Great Ape Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1328), H1822
[21MR]
Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping
and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater
discharges (see S. 571), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 1185), H1426
[14MR]
GSA: incorporate bird-safe building materials and design
features into public buildings (see H.R. 2078), H2838 [21MY]
Health: prevent human health threats posed by the consumption of
equines raised in the U.S. (see S. 541), S1710 [12MR]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts,
strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of
Agriculture enforcement (see H.R. 1518), H1956 [11AP]
Kisatchie National Forest: prohibit restrictions on the use of
dogs in deer hunting activities (see H.R. 542), H411 [6FE]
K-9 Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 116), H1396 [13MR]
Marine Turtle Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1329),
H1822 [21MR]
Morality and ethics: disapprove use of gas chambers to euthanize
shelter animals and support State laws requiring the use of
drugs for euthanasia by animal shelters (see H. Res. 208),
H2533 [8MY]
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act:
reauthorize (see S. 231), S519 [7FE] (see H.R. 262), H168
[15JA]
National Animal Rescue Day: designate (see H. Res. 63), H455
[12FE]
National Marine Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H.
Res. 68), H502 [13FE]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important
antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases
(see H.R. 1150), H1425 [14MR]
Public lands: improve management of grazing leases and permits
(see S. 258), S520 [7FE] (see H.R. 657), H500 [13FE]
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act: reauthorize (see H.R.
39), H28 [3JA]
Sports: improve integrity and safety of interstate horseracing
(see S. 973), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 2012), H2716 [16MY]
------recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and
shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities
for those activities (see S. 170), S357 [29JA] (see H.R.
1825), H2404 [3MY]
Taxation: expand the types of livestock for which bonus
depreciation is available (see S. 494), S1269 [7MR]
------provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain
veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program
participants (see S. 553), S1785 [13MR] (see H.R. 1125), H1395
[13MR]
------reduce the holding period used to determine whether horses
qualify as certain assets (see H.R. 998), H1318 [6MR]
Veterinarians: allow transport and dispensing of controlled
substances in the usual course of veterinary practice outside
of the registered location (see S. 950), S3430 [14MY] (see
H.R. 1528), H1991 [12AP]
Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious
wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S.
of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites
(see H.R. 996), H1318 [6MR]
------exempt certain snake species in the U.S. from removal (see
H.R. 2158), H2953 [23MY]
------prohibit breeding and private possession of captive big
cats except by accredited zoos and facilities and require
registration of big cats currently in possession by private
owners (see H.R. 1998), H2654 [15MY]
Wildlife refuges: issue a Wildlife Refuge System Conservation
Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 1384), H1824 [21MR]
Letters
Allegations of animal abuse by Dept. of Agriculture Wildlife
Services program employee: Representatives DeFazio and
Campbell, E277 [12MR]
------Thomas J. Vilsack, Sec. of Agriculture, E277 [12MR]
Remarks in House
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(ASPCA): anniversary, E561 [26AP]
Bradford County Humane Society: American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) grant recipient, E562
[26AP]
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora: tribute (H. Res. 220), E691 [17MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: allegations of animal abuse by Wildlife
Services program employee, E277 [12MR]
------submit and provide access to a report on the animals
killed under the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Wildlife Services program (H.R. 2074), E713 [21MY]
EPA: release of sensitive data relative to livestock producers,
H1403 [14MR]
Horse Protection Act: designate additional unlawful acts,
strengthen penalties for violations, and improve Dept. of
Agriculture enforcement (H.R. 1518), E441 [12AP]
Houston, TX: tribute to Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, E324
[18MR]
K-9 Veterans Day: observance, E243 [5MR]
National Invasive Species Awareness Week: observance, E178
[25FE], E245 [5MR]
Pennsylvania State University: tribute to Equine Science
Showcase and Quarter Horse Sale, H2252 [24AP]
PetSmart, Inc.: tribute to partnership with Family Promise
(organization) to assist homeless families with pets, H2416
[6MY]
Pharmaceuticals: preserve effectiveness of medically important
antimicrobials used in treatment of human and animal diseases
(H.R. 1150), E299 [14MR]
Pheasants Forever (organization): anniversary, E175 [25FE]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: permit King Cove Native Corp.,
land conveyance in exchange for construction of single-lane
gravel emergency road access through Izembek National Wildlife
Refuge in Alaska, H514 [14FE]
Wildlife: establish improved regulatory process for injurious
wildlife to prevent introduction and establishment in the U.S.
of nonnative wildlife and wild animal pathogens and parasites
(H.R. 996), E248 [6MR]
Remarks in Senate
Agriculture: provide for a uniform national standard for the
housing and treatment of egg-laying hens (S. 820), S3032
[25AP]
BLM: collaborate with Western States to prevent listing of sage-
grouse as an endangered species, S2305 [22MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: ensure farmers and ranchers are protected
from market manipulation by large meatpacking corporations,
S1768 [13MR]
Endangered Species Act: affirm importance of State and Federal
partnership to protect wildlife, S2265 [22MR]
EPA: prohibit release of sensitive data relative to livestock
producers, S3751 [22MY]
FDA: reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs
and generic new animal drugs (S. 622), S3275 [8MY]
Food: allow States to require labels on any food, beverage, or
other edible products sold that contain, or are produced with,
a genetically engineered material, S3731, S3750 [22MY]
Food industry: preserve safety and meat inspections at
meatpacking plants, S1970 [20MR]
Great Lakes: establish deadline for restricting sewage dumping
and fund programs and activities for improving wastewater
discharges (S. 571), S1859-S1861 [14MR]
National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy:
release, S2491 [9AP]
Sports: recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and
shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities
for those activities (S. 170), S367 [29JA]
Taxation: provide exclusion for assistance provided to certain
veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness program
participants (S. 553), S1789 [13MR]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: permit King Cove Native Corp.,
land conveyance in exchange for construction of single-lane
gravel emergency road access through Izembek National Wildlife
Refuge in Alaska, S2543 [10AP]
------permit King Cove Native Corp. land conveyance in exchange
for construction of single-lane gravel emergency road access
through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, S493-S496
[7FE], S997 [28FE]
Reports filed
Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act: Committee on Natural
Resources (House) (H.R. 126) (H. Rept. 113-77), H2773 [17MY]
FDA User Fee Programs Relating to New Animal Drugs and Generic
New Animal Drugs Reauthorization: Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 622), S2025 [20MR]
Statements
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act:
Several Organizations, S1790 [13MR]
Texts of
S. 395, Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act, S944 [27FE]
S. 571, Great Lakes Water Protection Act, S1860 [14MR]
S. 622, FDA reauthorization of user fee programs relating to new
animal drugs and generic new animal drugs, S3275-S3282 [8MY]