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H.R. 1006: Captive Wildlife Safety Act

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H.R. 1006: Captive Wildlife Safety Act

108th Congress · introduced 2003-02-27 · Animals · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-191.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-02-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 634 (2003): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1006 (2003-11-19), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-191. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Captive Wildlife Safety Act

Plain summary

Captive Wildlife Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to define "prohibited wildlife species" as any live lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar. Declares it a prohibited act for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce any prohibited wildlife species. Exempts from this prohibition licensed zoos, circuses, accredited sanctuaries, federally-licensed breeders, State entities (universities, wildlife rehabilitators or veterinarians), any incorporated humane society, animal shelter, or society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, persons transporting prohibited wildlife species to any such facility, and specified related organizations.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Captive Wildlife Safety Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] · 61 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1006, Captive Wildlife Safety Act (2003-08-28); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1006, Captive Wildlife Safety Act (2003-08-28)

Cosponsors on this site

James P. McGovern (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA) and 1 more.

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr1006 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108