REXANO OPPOSES HR 2811 (111th Congress, Year 2009)
To Include Python genera as an injurious animal
FAQ: USA FEDERAL BILLS H.R. 2811 and S. 373 to Include Python genera as an Injurious Animal Winter 2009/2010 NEW
Civil Reptile Rights Activist March in 2010 NEW
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Hearing Thursday 11/06/2009 - 10:00 P.M.,
2141 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security |
| Witness List |
| Hon. Kendrick B. Meek, U.S. House of Representatives, 17th District, FL |
| Dan Ashe, Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC |
| Andrew Wyatt, President, United States Association of Reptile Keepers, Grandy, NC |
| Elliott R. Jacobson, DVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL |
| Nancy Perry, Vice President of Government Affairs, The Humane Society of the U.S., Washington, DC |
| George Horne, Deputy Executive Director, Operations and Maintenance, South Florida Water Management District, MSC 5100, West Palm Beach, FL |
CAPTIVE PYTHONS AND BOAS IN THE USA: Separating Facts from Fiction December 2009
PIJAC Letter 2009
PIJAC talking points October 30, 2009
House Judiciary Committee Amends, Passes Python Bill 7/29/2009
H.R. 2811 TEXT Also see companion bill S. 373
Cost Estimate
Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes
of the species Python genera as an injurious animal.
Sponsor: Democrat Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17]
(introduced 6/10/2009)
Cosponsors (15)
Democrats: Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] , Lewis John [GA-5] , Hastings Alcee L. [FL-23], Wexler Robert [FL-19], Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [FL-20], James P. Moran [VA-8], Shelley Berkley [NV-1], Sander M. Levin [MI-12], Jackson-Lee Sheila [TX-18] , Blumenauer Earl [OR-3], Eric J.J. Massa [NY-29], Sam Farr [CA-17], Chaka Fattah [PA-2]
Republicans: Rooney Thomas J. [FL-16], Posey Bill [FL-15]
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred
to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
7/23/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
7/28/2009: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session
Held.
7/28/2009: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
11/6/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
PIJAC: HR 2811: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER PYTHON BAN on 7/28 or 7/29/2009 7/27/2009
Letter of HR 2811 Bill Sponsor Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [FL-17]
REXANO Video: Exotic Animal Owners Under Attack
Editorial: Python Attacks And Hysterical Politicians By Zuzana Kukol, 7/12/2009
USARK: Wake Up Call to Reptile Nation! 7/11/2009
| Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife and Subcommittee on Oversight joint hearing entitled, “Threats to Native Wildlife Species.” 7/8/2009, 10:00 AM EDT, EPW Hearing Room - 406 Dirksen ARCHIVE WEBCAST |
| Witnesses: Opening Remarks, Panel 1 |
| Gary Frazer, Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Bill Clay, Acting Associate Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture |
| Witnesses: Opening Remarks, Panel 2 |
| Dr. Gregory Ruiz, Senior Scientist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Marine Invasions Research Laboratory |
| Rebecca Humphries, Director, Michigan Department of Natural Resources |
| John Torgan, Narragansett Baykeeper, Save the Bay, Inc. |
| Jeffrey E. Hill, Assistant Professor, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida |
| Statement of Senator Carl Levin |
| Statement of Senator Bill Nelson |
USARK: Press Release July 2, 2009
Video: Pythons Set Up Home in South Carolina 6/24/2009
News: Foridal State wildlife officials propose bounty on pythons in Everglades 5/28/2009
BACKGROUND: Python Map
PIJAC SURVEY on Pythons 2/19/2009
In the news:
To avoid 'giant python in Everglades,' lawmaker working to ban import, trade 5/5/2009 AUDIO
First, they came for the pythons . . . February 2009
Also see:
HR 6311 2008 info
CDC Government Propaganda this
bill is supposedly based on
Propaganda Ridden Animal Rights Report this
bill is supposedly based on
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