2021-2022 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
Legislative Summary
To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes.
Bill History
1/11/2021
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/11/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
House of Representatives
2/18/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
House of Representatives
5/12/2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
House of Representatives
6/8/2022
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
House of Representatives
6/8/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
6/15/2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.
House of Representatives
7/22/2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-428.
House of Representatives
7/22/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 334.
House of Representatives
7/26/2022
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1256 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 263 and H.R. 4040. Resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill. H. Res. 517 is considered adopted.
House of Representatives
7/28/2022
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1256. (consideration: CR H7388-7395)
House of Representatives
7/28/2022
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 263 and H.R. 4040. Resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill. H. Res. 517 is considered adopted.
House of Representatives
7/28/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 263.
House of Representatives
7/28/2022
DEBATE - The House resumed with debate on H.R. 263.
House of Representatives
7/28/2022
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 263, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Westerman demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
House of Representatives
7/29/2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7531-7532)
House of Representatives
7/29/2022
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 278 - 134 (Roll no. 415). (text: 7/28/2022 CR H7388)
House of Representatives
7/29/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
8/1/2022
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Senate
12/6/2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7005-7006)
Senate
12/7/2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate
12/16/2022
Presented to President.
House of Representatives
12/20/2022
Signed by President.
House of Representatives
12/20/2022
Became Public Law No: 117-243.
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
On passage
7/29/2022
278
Yea
134
Nay
0
Not Voting
18
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(12/20/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 201
Republican: 49
Independent: 1
Primary Sponsor

Mike Quigley
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (250)
Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican
Earl Blumenauer
Democrat
Vern Buchanan
Republican
Jesus Garcia
Democrat
Michael Waltz
Republican
Jerry McNerney
Democrat
Steve Womack
Republican
Sean Casten
Democrat
Adam Smith
Democrat
Chellie Pingree
Democrat
Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat
Kathy Castor
Democrat
Julia Brownley
Democrat
Peter Welch
Democrat
James Langevin
Democrat
C.A. Ruppersberger
Democrat
Alan Lowenthal
Democrat
Ken Buck
Republican
Grace Napolitano
Democrat
Grace Meng
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Brian Higgins
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Democrat
Mark Takano
Democrat
Lauren Underwood
Democrat
Chrissy Houlahan
Democrat
Steven Horsford
Democrat
Alcee Hastings
Democrat
Val Demings
Democrat
Elaine Luria
Democrat
Ruben Gallego
Democrat
Daniel Kildee
Democrat
Nydia Velazquez
Democrat
Marc Veasey
Democrat
Carolyn Maloney
Democrat
Ro Khanna
Democrat
Juan Vargas
Democrat
Betty McCollum
Democrat
Anna Eshoo
Democrat
Thomas Suozzi
Democrat
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Derek Kilmer
Democrat
Salud Carbajal
Democrat
Cindy Axne
Democrat
Mondaire Jones
Democrat
Lloyd Smucker
Republican
Diana DeGette
Democrat
Raul Ruiz
Democrat
Mike Garcia
Republican
Guy Reschenthaler
Republican
Brendan Boyle
Democrat
Jason Crow
Democrat
Kurt Schrader
Democrat
Doris Matsui
Democrat
Adam Schiff
Democrat
Judy Chu
Democrat
Dwight Evans
Democrat
Theodore Deutch
Democrat
Jackie Speier
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Frank Pallone
Democrat
Susan Wild
Democrat
Fred Upton
Republican
Suzan DelBene
Democrat
Albio Sires
Democrat
Andy Kim
Democrat
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat
Kathleen Rice
Democrat
Christopher Pappas
Democrat
James McGovern
Democrat
Tom Malinowski
Democrat
Ann Kuster
Democrat
Gregorio Sablan
Independent
Joyce Beatty
Democrat
David Cicilline
Democrat
Greg Stanton
Democrat
Gregory Meeks
Democrat
Norma Torres
Democrat
Joseph Neguse
Democrat
Mike Levin
Democrat
Ann Kirkpatrick
Democrat
Sean Maloney
Democrat
Lois Frankel
Democrat
Alma Adams
Democrat
Antonio Delgado
Democrat
Peter DeFazio
Democrat
James Himes
Democrat
Pete Aguilar
Democrat
Ted Lieu
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat
Elizabeth Fletcher
Democrat
Ayanna Pressley
Democrat
Lee Zeldin
Republican
Michael Doyle
Democrat
Jim Cooper
Democrat
Abigail Spanberger
Democrat
John Yarmuth
Democrat
Michael Turner
Republican
Josh Harder
Democrat
Barbara Lee
Democrat
Gerald Connolly
Democrat
Cheri Bustos
Democrat
Brad Sherman
Democrat
Tom O'Halleran
Democrat
Andy Levin
Democrat
Sylvia Garcia
Democrat
Ed Perlmutter
Democrat
Madeleine Dean
Democrat
Katherine Clark
Democrat
Maria Salazar
Republican
Luis Correa
Democrat
Marie Newman
Democrat
Mark Pocan
Democrat
Bradley Schneider
Democrat
Colin Allred
Democrat
Lucy McBath
Democrat
Bill Johnson
Republican
Tim Ryan
Democrat
Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat
Michael McCaul
Republican
Rodney Davis
Republican
Haley Stevens
Democrat
Jared Huffman
Democrat
Veronica Escobar
Democrat
Jeff Van Drew
Republican
David Joyce
Republican
Andrew Garbarino
Republican
Rebecca Sherrill
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Matthew Cartwright
Democrat
Gus Bilirakis
Republican
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat
Lisa Rochester
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Diana Harshbarger
Republican
Donald Norcross
Democrat
David Schweikert
Republican
Nancy Mace
Republican
Earl Carter
Republican
Adam Kinzinger
Republican
Zoe Lofgren
Democrat
Tim Burchett
Republican
Sara Jacobs
Democrat
Al Lawson
Democrat
Claudia Tenney
Republican
Lance Gooden
Republican
Barry Moore
Republican
Nanette Barragan
Democrat
Seth Moulton
Democrat
Nikema Williams
Democrat
Jerrold Nadler
Democrat
Joe Courtney
Democrat
Darin LaHood
Republican
Jamie Raskin
Democrat
Brenda Lawrence
Democrat
Teresa Fernandez
Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democrat
Bill Foster
Democrat
Christopher Smith
Republican
Rick Larsen
Democrat
John Rutherford
Republican
Jake Auchincloss
Democrat
Charlie Crist
Democrat
Carolyn Bourdeaux
Democrat
Ed Case
Democrat
Lisa McClain
Republican
Kay Granger
Republican
Eric Swalwell
Democrat
David Valadao
Republican
Mark Amodei
Republican
Ron Kind
Democrat
Conor Lamb
Democrat
Steve Chabot
Republican
Anthony Brown
Democrat
Ritchie Torres
Democrat
John Larson
Democrat
Darren Soto
Democrat
Marilyn Strickland
Democrat
David Trone
Democrat
Elise Stefanik
Republican
Linda Sanchez
Democrat
Danny Davis
Democrat
Don Beyer
Democrat
David Price
Democrat
Yvette Clarke
Democrat
Stephanie Murphy
Democrat
Lori Trahan
Democrat
Kaialii Kahele
Democrat
Kim Schrier
Democrat
Bobby Rush
Democrat
Sharice Davids
Democrat
Angela Craig
Democrat
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Elissa Slotkin
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat
Scott Peters
Democrat
Michelle Steel
Republican
French Hill
Republican
Ralph Norman
Republican
Karen Bass
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Dean Phillips
Democrat
Mike Bost
Republican
Tom Reed
Republican
Troy Nehls
Republican
Joaquin Castro
Democrat
David Scott
Democrat
John Sarbanes
Democrat
Rosa DeLauro
Democrat
Ami Bera
Democrat
Richard Neal
Democrat
Katie Porter
Democrat
Jennifer Wexton
Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Democrat
Frederica Wilson
Democrat
Young Kim
Republican
Carlos Gimenez
Republican
G. Butterfield
Democrat
Sanford Bishop
Democrat
Henry Cuellar
Democrat
Donald Payne
Democrat
Al Green
Democrat
Stephen Lynch
Democrat
Deborah Ross
Democrat
Debbie Dingell
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Democrat
Robin Kelly
Democrat
Emanuel Cleaver
Democrat
Joseph Morelle
Democrat
Don Bacon
Republican
Donald McEachin
Democrat
Kathy Manning
Democrat
Eddie Johnson
Democrat
Vicente Gonzalez
Democrat
Bill Pascrell
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
William Keating
Democrat
Robert Scott
Democrat
Suzanne Lee
Democrat
Tony Cardenas
Democrat
Hakeem Jeffries
Democrat
Mike Thompson
Democrat
Nicole Malliotakis
Republican
Frank Mrvan
Democrat
Elizabeth Van Duyne
Republican
Lloyd Doggett
Democrat
Pete Sessions
Republican