To prohibit wildlife killing contests on public lands, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit wildlife killing contests on public lands, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Agriculture, Transportation.
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 HE276D13E122B490B92F96C640C952C17: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2024.
- Section H505E230193784BE78512CD49FC670115: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Wildlife killing contests are organized events in which participants kill animals for cash, prizes, entertainment, or...
- Section HACD2E45BDF6F4ECBBE1BAA267EC223D5: 3. Prohibition on wildlife killing contests Except as provided in paragraph (2), it is unlawful for any person to organize, sponsor, conduct, or participate in...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit wildlife killing contests on public lands, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Agriculture, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit wildlife killing contests on public lands, 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
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bush, Mr. Connolly, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an event in which participants kill wildlife for cash, prizes, or other inducements regardless of value. The term wildlife means all animal life except for fish, shellfish, and crustaceans. The term public land means any land— owned by the United States
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