119th Congress Native Americans
H.R. 6021: Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Clarification Act
Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill states that nothing in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA) prohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, or transporting any authentic Alaska Native handicraft, clothing, or art on the basis that it contains a nonedible migratory bird part, so long as the bird was not taken in a wasteful or illegal manner. (The MBTA implements four international treaties that the United States entered into with Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Russia. The MBTA prohibits the taking of protected migratory bird species without prior authorization.)
The bill directs the Department of State to work with the Department of the Interior to enter into appropriate bilateral procedures with countries that are parties to the treaties under the MBTA to clarify the treatment of Alaska Native handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts from the species of migratory birds listed in those treaties. Further, Interior must modify any regulations implementing the MBTA to implement this bill.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Who scored on this bill
- 1Nicholas Begich SponsorIntroduced, reported, passed House3 events+50
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Nicholas Begich.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5564-5566)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5564-5565)
- Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6021.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-774.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 675.
- Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.