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S. 373 - A Bill to Amend Title 18, United States Code, to Include Constrictor Snakes of the Species Python Genera As an Injurious Animal.

Crime and law enforcement. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
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A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal. (by CRS) 
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A Bill to Amend Title 18, United States Code, to Include Constrictor Snakes of the Species Python Genera As an Injurious Animal.

S. 373 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)

Summary
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal.
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    Sponsor
    Bill Nelson
    Co-Sponsors
    Subjects
    • Crime and law enforcement
    • Reptiles
    • Trade restrictions
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    Major Actions
    Introduced2/03/2009
    Referred to Committee
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced2/03/2009
    2/03/2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1438)
    2/03/2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
    12/03/2009Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. Hearings held.
    Put on a legislative calendar12/10/2009Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
    5/05/2010Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-180. Minority views filed.
    Put on a legislative calendar5/05/2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 365.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

    Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

    supported this bill

    Environmental policy
    Animal Rights
    Public official (elected or appointed)
    Municipal & county government organizations
    15 times as much
    $217,955
    $2,859,887
    $0
    $178,521
    $3,256,363
    $213,253
    $213,253

    opposed this bill

    General business associations
    12 Organizations Supported and 5 Opposed; See Which Ones
    12 Organizations Supported and 5 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    A Bill to Amend Title 18, United States Code, to Include Constrictor Snakes of the Species Python Genera As an Injurious Animal.

    12 organizations supported this bill

    Animal Welfare Institute
    (2009, October 30). Joint Statement on H.R. 2811. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from .
    Born Free USA
    (2009, October 30). Joint Statement on H.R. 2811. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from .
    Defenders of Wildlife
    (2009, October 30). Joint Statement on H.R. 2811. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from .
    Great Lakes United
    (2009, October 30). Joint Statement on H.R. 2811. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from .
    Humane Society of the United States
    (2009, July 30). U.S. House Committee Takes Action to Stem Trade in Burmese Pythons. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from .
    National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species
    (2009, October 30). Joint Statement on H.R. 2811. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from .
    Natural Areas Association
    (2009, October 30). Joint Statement on H.R. 2811. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from .
    Natural Resources Defense Council
    (2009, October 30). Joint Statement on H.R. 2811. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from .
    Nature Conservancy
    (2009, October 30). Joint Statement on H.R. 2811. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from .
    Sierra Club
    (2009, October 30). Joint Statement on H.R. 2811. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from .
    South Florida Water Management District
    Horne, George (2009, November 5). Testimony of George Horne at a Hearing on H. R. 2811. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from House Judiciary Committee.
    Union of Concerned Scientists
    (2009, October 30). Joint Statement on H.R. 2811. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from .

    5 organizations opposed this bill

    california reptile and invertebrate society
    (2009, December 7). Oppose python ban campaign. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from .
    Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council
    (2009, February 3). Congressional Python Ban. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from .
    pethobbyistcom
    (2009, December 13). S. 373 Aint Over Till It's Over. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from .
    Responsible Exotic Animal Ownership
    (2009, July 2). Rexano opposes s. 373. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from .
    united states association of reptile keepers
    (n.d.). USARK- Position Statements. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from .

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    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$3,010$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$3,500$500
    John BarrassoRWY$0$3,500
    Max BaucusDMT$25,000$6,000
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,500$0
    Mark BegichDAK$77,199$1,000
    Michael F. BennetDCO$173,511$1,000
    Bob BennettRUT$0$1,000
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$10,451$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$280,272$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$61,400$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0
    Jim BunningRKY$0$0
    Richard BurrRNC$17,047$10,000
    Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$16,750$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$40,275$0
    Ben CardinDMD$48,441$0
    Tom CarperDDE$2,300$500
    Bob CaseyDPA$65,773$300
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$2,000$10,000
    Tom CoburnROK$0$1,000
    William Thad CochranRMS$2,300$0
    Susan M. CollinsRME$20,600$14,000
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$1,000$1,000
    Bob CorkerRTN$3,000$5,000
    John CornynRTX$28,075$13,000
    Mike CrapoRID$2,300$2,000
    Jim DeMintRSC$8,950$7,000
    Chris DoddDCT$9,900$2,500
    Byron DorganDND$3,250$1,000
    Dick DurbinDIL$45,985$2,500
    John EnsignRNV$9,000$4,000
    Mike EnziRWY$0$5,000
    Russ FeingoldDWI$98,941$1,000
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$28,600$0
    Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$74,909$1,250
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$3,800$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$500$3,500
    Judd GreggRNH$0$0
    Kay R. HaganDNC$65,314$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$14,065$0
    Orrin G. HatchRUT$0$8,000
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$12,233$0
    Jim InhofeROK$0$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$4,900$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$6,400$2,300
    Mike JohannsRNE$0$8,000
    Tim JohnsonDSD$13,800$250
    Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$9,620$0
    John F. KerryDMA$5,120$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$63,800$1,000
    Herb KohlDWI$40$0
    Jon KylRAZ$2,100$3,000
    Mary L. LandrieuDLA$23,406$0
    Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$45,858$0
    Patrick J. LeahyDVT$25,450$1,285
    Carl LevinDMI$25,945$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$48,000$1,000
    Blanche LincolnDAR$7,700$11,868
    Dick LugarRIN$7,200$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$1,000$500
    John McCainRAZ$500$2,400
    Claire McCaskillDMO$71,110$1,000
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$5,550$17,100
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$38,250$0
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$113,307$0
    Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$9,550$2,500
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$10,850$6,000
    Patty MurrayDWA$106,878$2,500
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$5,000$2,500
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$78,945$1,000
    Mark L. PryorDAR$1,000$2,000
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$16,160$0
    Harry ReidDNV$161,739$2,000
    Jim RischRID$2,550$2,000
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$8,000
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$35,000$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$32,450$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$49,700$2,500
    Jeff SessionsRAL$13,150$0
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$92,917$0
    Richard C. ShelbyRAL$8,925$0
    Olympia J. SnoweRME$13,400$2,000
    Arlen SpecterDPA$5,850$7,500
    Debbie StabenowDMI$41,034$1,000
    Jon TesterDMT$120,402$0
    John ThuneRSD$5,400$5,000
    Mark UdallDCO$336,415$1,000
    Tom UdallDNM$150,398$0
    David VitterRLA$29,100$2,000
    George VoinovichROH$0$0
    Mark R. WarnerDVA$17,233$1,000
    Jim WebbDVA$55,700$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$59,610$0
    Roger F. WickerRMS$6,800$5,000
    Ron WydenDOR$10,000$2,500

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    That Opposed
    		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$3,010$0
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$3,500$500
    		John BarrassoRWY$0$3,500
    		Max BaucusDMT$25,000$6,000
    		Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,500$0
    		Mark BegichDAK$77,199$1,000
    		Michael F. BennetDCO$173,511$1,000
    		Bob BennettRUT$0$1,000
    		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$10,451$0
    		Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$0
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$280,272$0
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$61,400$0
    		Sam BrownbackRKS$0$0
    		Jim BunningRKY$0$0
    		Richard BurrRNC$17,047$10,000
    		Roland BurrisDIL$0$0
    		Robert ByrdDWV$16,750$0
    		Maria CantwellDWA$40,275$0
    		Ben CardinDMD$48,441$0
    		Tom CarperDDE$2,300$500
    		Bob CaseyDPA$65,773$300
    		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$2,000$10,000
    		Tom CoburnROK$0$1,000
    		William Thad CochranRMS$2,300$0
    		Susan M. CollinsRME$20,600$14,000
    		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$1,000$1,000
    		Bob CorkerRTN$3,000$5,000
    		John CornynRTX$28,075$13,000
    		Mike CrapoRID$2,300$2,000
    		Jim DeMintRSC$8,950$7,000
    		Chris DoddDCT$9,900$2,500
    		Byron DorganDND$3,250$1,000
    		Dick DurbinDIL$45,985$2,500
    		John EnsignRNV$9,000$4,000
    		Mike EnziRWY$0$5,000
    		Russ FeingoldDWI$98,941$1,000
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$28,600$0
    		Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$74,909$1,250
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$3,800$0
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$500$3,500
    		Judd GreggRNH$0$0
    		Kay R. HaganDNC$65,314$0
    		Tom HarkinDIA$14,065$0
    		Orrin G. HatchRUT$0$8,000
    		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$12,233$0
    		Jim InhofeROK$0$0
    		Dan InouyeDHI$4,900$0
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$6,400$2,300
    		Mike JohannsRNE$0$8,000
    		Tim JohnsonDSD$13,800$250
    		Ted KaufmanDDE$0$0
    		Ted KennedyDMA$9,620$0
    		John F. KerryDMA$5,120$0
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$63,800$1,000
    		Herb KohlDWI$40$0
    		Jon KylRAZ$2,100$3,000
    		Mary L. LandrieuDLA$23,406$0
    		Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$45,858$0
    		Patrick J. LeahyDVT$25,450$1,285
    		Carl LevinDMI$25,945$0
    		Joe LiebermanICT$48,000$1,000
    		Blanche LincolnDAR$7,700$11,868
    		Dick LugarRIN$7,200$0
    		Mel MartinezRFL$1,000$500
    		John McCainRAZ$500$2,400
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$71,110$1,000
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$5,550$17,100
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$38,250$0
    		Jeff MerkleyDOR$113,307$0
    		Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$9,550$2,500
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$10,850$6,000
    		Patty MurrayDWA$106,878$2,500
    		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$5,000$2,500
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$78,945$1,000
    		Mark L. PryorDAR$1,000$2,000
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$16,160$0
    		Harry ReidDNV$161,739$2,000
    		Jim RischRID$2,550$2,000
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$8,000
    		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$35,000$0
    		Bernie SandersIVT$32,450$0
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$49,700$2,500
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$13,150$0
    		Jeanne ShaheenDNH$92,917$0
    		Richard C. ShelbyRAL$8,925$0
    		Olympia J. SnoweRME$13,400$2,000
    		Arlen SpecterDPA$5,850$7,500
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$41,034$1,000
    		Jon TesterDMT$120,402$0
    		John ThuneRSD$5,400$5,000
    		Mark UdallDCO$336,415$1,000
    		Tom UdallDNM$150,398$0
    		David VitterRLA$29,100$2,000
    		George VoinovichROH$0$0
    		Mark R. WarnerDVA$17,233$1,000
    		Jim WebbDVA$55,700$0
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$59,610$0
    		Roger F. WickerRMS$6,800$5,000
    		Ron WydenDOR$10,000$2,500

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    		$ Donated
    		Environmental policy$2,859,887
    		Animal Rights$217,955
    		Public official (elected or appointed)$178,521
    		Municipal & county government organizations$0

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    		$ Donated
    		General business associations$213,253
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