H.R. 4833: Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-29 · Animals · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2021

Plain summary

Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2021 This bill prohibits the incidental taking (e.g., capturing or killing) of migratory birds by commercial activities unless the activity is authorized under a permit or is identified as posing de minimis risk to migratory birds. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) must regulate such incidental taking, including by (1) issuing general permits for certain industries, (2) creating a mitigation fee for any incidental taking of migratory birds, and (3) identifying categories of de minimis risk activities that are exempt from liability for the taking of migratory birds. In addition, the USFWS must establish and maintain a research program (1) to evaluate the impacts of commercial activities on birds, (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of best management practices and technologies to avoid or minimize such impacts, and (3) to develop new or improved best management practices and technologies.

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Official text

Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · 88 cosponsors

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Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Mark Takano (D-CA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Ed Case (D-HI), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY) and 28 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr4833.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4833 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117