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Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Clarification Act

119th CongressIntroduced November 12, 2025Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large]· AK
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
September 15, 2026

Summary

Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act This bill states that nothing in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA) prohibits possessing, selling, bartering, purchasing, shipping, or

Committees

  • PrimaryEnvironment and Public Works Committee
  • AlsoNatural Resources Committee

CRS subjects

Alaska Natives and HawaiiansBirdsHistorical and cultural resources

Action history

  1. November 12, 2025Introduced in House
  2. November 12, 2025Introduced in House
  3. November 12, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. January 28, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
  5. February 4, 2026Subcommittee Hearings Held
  6. July 22, 2026Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
  7. July 22, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  8. August 27, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-774.
  9. August 27, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-774.
  10. August 27, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 675.
  11. September 14, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. September 14, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5564-5566)
  13. September 14, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6021.
  14. September 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  15. September 14, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5564-5565)
  16. September 14, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. September 14, 2026The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  18. September 15, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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