HR8492-118

Introduced

To prohibit wildlife killing contests on public lands, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced May 22, 2024

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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:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

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

Environment Agriculture Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies: ,
environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 22, 2024

Mr. Cohen (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bush, Mr. Connolly, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Agriculture Transportation
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"wildlife killing contest" §HACD2E45BDF6F4ECBBE1BAA267EC223D5

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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