H.R. 7795 · 118th Congress
Prohibiting Threatened and Endangered Creature Trophies Act of 2024
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Introduced
- 2024-03-22
- Latest action
- 2024-03-22 · Introduced in House
Summary
Prohibiting Threatened and Endangered Creature Trophies Act of 2024 or the ProTECT Act of 2024
This bill modifies the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit any person from taking threatened species within the United States or U.S. territorial seas as trophies or importing such trophies. A trophy is a dead animal, or recognizable part of an animal, that was obtained under an authorization issued by a state, foreign government, or private landowner.