HR 1658 · 100th Congress · Environmental Protection

Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1987

Introduced 1987-03-17· Sponsored by Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.(1987-04-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ban the importation of shrimp and shrimp products from any country whose commercial fishing activities may result in the incidental taking of threatened or endangered species and whose enforcement of restrictions on such incidental taking is not equivalent to that of the United States. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to evaluate each nation exporting shrimp to the United States for compliance.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (7)

6 Democrats1 Republican