2023-2024 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB7840: ProTECT Act of 2024 Prohibiting Threatened and Endangered Creature Trophies Act of 2024
Legislative Summary
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the taking for a trophy of any endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife in the United States and the importation of endangered and threatened species trophies into the United States, and for other purposes.
Bill History
3/29/2024
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
3/29/2024
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
House of Representatives
12/12/2024
ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Lieu asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 7840, a bill originally introduced by Representative Jackson Lee, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/29/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 20
Primary Sponsor
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (19)
Ted Lieu
Democrat
Katherine Clark
Democrat
Nancy Pelosi
Democrat
Rosa DeLauro
Democrat
Barbara Lee
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Betty McCollum
Democrat
Donald Payne
Democrat
Debbie Dingell
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Democrat
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat
Darren Soto
Democrat
Thomas Suozzi
Democrat
Daniel Goldman
Democrat
Jared Huffman
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Sean Casten
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
David Trone
Democrat