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Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US S 255 · Senate Bill · 119th Congress

Stage
In committee
Started in
Senate
Sponsors
2
Latest action
Jan 24, 2025

What it does

Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act 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…

Official summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 24, 2025

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Jan 24, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Jan 24, 2025

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Where it goes next

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