To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit keeping elephants in captivity at zoological parks or safari parks, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit keeping elephants in captivity at zoological parks or safari parks, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Education, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H827C9E41306A43F5AF3E3B6B8604171A: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Captivity of Helpless Elephants Reduction Act of 2025 or the CHER Act of 2025.
- Section H5E3B014B14C7450CB76576A50E5EF00D: 2. Findings; purpose Congress finds the following: Elephants live in a matriarchal hierarchy where a lead female leads a large herd in the wild and migrates,...
- Section H02F9F15E3F2D41DA8F4EDB2ED72D787B: 3. Prohibition on elephant captivity The Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: An exhibitor that is a...
- Section H5E5BFEB50D1D46398AE8B3BA37E64B62: 30. Prohibition on elephant captivity An exhibitor that is a safari park or zoological park may not exhibit, house, manage, or breed an African elephant or an...
- Section H102F45E0FE1C48D18B00246AB280B1A6: 4. Implementation and support Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study to assess the feasibility...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit keeping elephants in captivity at zoological parks or safari parks, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Education, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit keeping elephants in captivity at zoological parks or safari parks, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Malliotakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a facility, whether publicly or privately owned, that—(A)houses animals in large enclosures for public viewing
a facility, whether publicly or privately owned, that— houses animals in large enclosures for public viewing
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