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H.R. 2062: Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009

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H.R. 2062: Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-04-23 · Animals · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 714.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-04-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 714. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 7, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009 - Amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to subject a person who kills or wounds any migratory bird in an aggravated manner in violation of such Act, in lieu of any penalty for such violation, to: (1) a fine and/or imprisonment for no more than a year for the first violation; and (2) a fine and/or imprisonment for no more than two years for subsequent violations. Defines "aggravated manner" to mean deliberately and in a manner that: (1) demonstrates indifference to the pain and suffering of the bird; or (2) involves actions that would shock a reasonable person. Grants the Secretary of the Interior authority provided for undercover or enforcement operations under the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 to detect and prosecute violations of this Act, including the authority to use funds for payments for information, rewards, or evidence concerning such violations.

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Official text

Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · 18 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2062, Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009 (2009-11-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2062, Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009 (2009-11-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2062, Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009 (2010-04-28); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2062, Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009 (2010-04-28)

Cosponsors on this site

Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr2062 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111