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Bill NelsonD-FL
Committees
- Senate Environment and Public Works
- Senate Environment and Public Works - Water and Wildlife
Related Issue Areas
- Crime and law enforcement
- Reptiles
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Official Summary
5/5/2010--Reported to Senate amended. Amends the federal criminal code to expand the prohibition against the importation or shipment into the United States, or its territories and possessions, of any injurious animals to include any existing or subsequently discovered member of the speciesOfficial Summary
5/5/2010--Reported to Senate amended. Amends the federal criminal code to expand the prohibition against the importation or shipment into the United States, or its territories and possessions, of any injurious animals to include any existing or subsequently discovered member of the species Python molurus (including Python bivittatus [also known as Python molurus bivittatus]), Broghammerus reticulatus (also known as Python reticulatus), Python sebae, Python natalensis (also known as Python sebae natalensis), Boa constrictor, Eunectes notaeus, Eunectes deschauenseei, Eunectes murinus, or Eunectes beniensis....Read the Rest
Organizations Supporting S.373
- Animal Welfare Institute
- Born Free USA
- great lakes united
- Humane Society Legislative Fund
- Humane Society of the United States
- natural areas association
- ...and 9 more. See all.
Organizations Opposing S.373
- Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC)
- pethobbyist.com
- California Reptile and Invertebrate Society
- Responsible Exotic Animal Ownership
- united states association of reptile keepers
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S.373 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal.
Repsguerilla27
January 17, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 11th Congressional district of Virginia. I oppose S.373 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal., and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Ashley Chadwick -
S.373 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal.
kirklandr3
September 18, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 6th Congressional district of Tennessee. I oppose S.373 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal., and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Rick Kirkland -
S.373 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal.
rvincenty2k11
August 01, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 1st Congressional district of New York. I am writing as your constituent in the 1st Congressional district of New York. I oppose S.373 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal., and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
ronnie vincenty
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