Captive Wildlife Safety Act
Public Law 108-191 · H.R. 1006 · 108th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Dec 19, 2003 · Animals
Sponsor: Rep. Buck McKeon (R-CA-25)
Cosponsors (60): Rep. George Miller, Rep. Jim Kolbe,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Captive Wildlife Safety Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to define "prohibited wildlife species" as any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species.
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: (1) persons licensed or registered, and inspected, by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service or any other Federal agency with respect to that species; (2) a State college, university, or agency, a State-licensed wildlife rehabilitator, or State-licensed veterinarian; (3) an accredited wildlife sanctuary that cares for prohibited wildlife species and is a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation that does not commercially trade in the species, including offsprings, parts, and byproducts of such animals or propagates them, nor allows direct contact between the public and the animals; or (4) persons that have custody of the animal solely for the purpose of expeditiously transporting it to a person described in this Act with respect to the species.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 through 2008.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
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Related bills
1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 269Identical billRelated bill
Captive Wildlife Safety Act
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 29 actions.
- Dec 19, 2003Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 108-191.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 12, 2003FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 8, 2003Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Renzi asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendments.
- OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 25, 2003FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 24, 2003FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate.
- Nov 20, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Nov 19, 2003FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 634).House roll call 634
- FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
- Nov 18, 2003FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1006.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Souder moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 11, 2003CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 154.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-269.
- Jul 15, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Discharged.
- CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 12, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 6, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
- Feb 27, 2003CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
Data notes
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Amendments
1 amendment offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.
- Agreed to
S.Amdt. 2215SenateSen. Jim InhofeR-OK· offered Nov 24, 2003Agreed to
To improve the bill.
Nov 24, 2003: Amendment SA 2215 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.