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
The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 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, traveling, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard, definition change provision: 3, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard, definition change provision: 30. It relies on compliance mandates, product standards, definition changes, and grants. The main policy areas are Education and Environment.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 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, traveling...
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard, definition change provision: 3.
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard, definition change provision: 30.
- Expands a grant, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 4. Implementation and support.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 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, traveling, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard, definition change provision: 3, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard, definition change provision: 30.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Environment
Primary Purpose
The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 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, traveling, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard, definition change provision: 3, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard, definition change provision: 30.
Policy Domains
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Malliotakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
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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