Pending Legislation

Please write in  your letters that you support the current bills listed on this page. You can simply copy and paste them. Please ask legislatures to also reintroduce bills that were previously killed.

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The Captive Exotic Animal Safety Act (H.R. 1006) - VICTORY!
H.R 1006 cleared the House Resources committee this week. The Senate version of that bill, S. 269, looks like it will soon be passed in the Environmental and Public Works Committee. This bill will end interstate transport of animals such as lions, tigers, and panthers for the exotic pet trade. To see how your Rep voted, click here.

Current

Tennessee - SB 1068 and HB 26
Please use this copy and paste email list to send your letters of support. This will be voted on in March of 2004. Please keep those letters of support going out continuously until then.
sen.joann.graves@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.joe.haynes@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.douglas.henry@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.roy.herron@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.doug.jackson@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.bill.ketron@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.rosalind.kurita@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.jim.kyle@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.don.mcleary@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.randy.mcnally@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.jeff.miller@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.mark.norris@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.curtis.person.jr@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.ron.ramsey@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.steve.southerland@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.larry.trail@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.mike.walker@legislature.state.tn.us
lt.gov.john.wilder@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.micheal.williams@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.joe.armstrong@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.william.baird@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.h.e.bittle@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.diane.black@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.stratton.bone@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.willie.borchert@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.kathryn.bowers@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.rob.briley@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.harry.brooks@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.henri.brooks@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.tommie.brown@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.frank.buck@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.dewayne.bunch@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.steven.buttry@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.glen.casada@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.carol.chumney@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.chris.clem@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.curt.cobb@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.jerome.cochran@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.kent.coleman@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.barbara.cooper@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.chris.crider@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.charles.curtiss@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.eugene.davidson@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.david.davis@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.john.deberry@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.lois.deberry@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.tom.dubois@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.bill.dunn@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.jimmy.eldridge@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.dennis.ferguson@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.craig.fitzhugh@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.joe.fowlkes@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.george.fraley@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.tim.garrett@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.steve.godsey@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.dolores.gresham@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.jim.hackworth@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.jamie.hagood@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.tre.hargett@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.jere.hargrove@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.bill.harmon@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.mike.harrison@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.beth.harwell@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.david.hawk@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.tommy.head@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.joey.hensley@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.john.hood@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.phillip.johnson@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.russell.johnson@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.sherry.jones@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.ulysses.jones@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.joe.kent@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.mike.kernell@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.edith.taylor.langster@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.john.litz@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.susan.lynn@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.mark.maddox@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.judd.matheny@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.joe.mccord@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.steve.mcdaniel@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.michael.mcdonald@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.bob.mckee@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.kim.mcmillan@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.larry.miller@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.richard.montgomery@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.jason.mumpower@legislature.state.tn.us
speaker.jimmy.naifeh@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.chris.newton@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.gary.odom@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.doug.overbey@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.bob.patton@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.phillip.pinion@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.w.c.pleasant@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.mary.pruitt@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.randy.rinks@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.dennis.roach@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.donna.rowland@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.charles.sargent@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.jack.sharp@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.johnny.shaw@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.david.shepard@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.janis.sontany@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.paul.stanley@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.john.tidwell@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.harry.tindell@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.curry.todd@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.joe.towns@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.brenda.turner@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.larry.turner@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.mike.turner@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.nathan.vaughn@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.jim.vincent@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.raymond.walker@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.ben.west@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.john.windle@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.leslie.winningham@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.bobby.wood@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.eddie.yokley@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.jim.bryson@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.tim.burchett@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.charlotte.burks@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.bill.clabough@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.stephen.cohen@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.jerry.cooper@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.rusty.crowe@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.ward.crutchfield@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.roscoe.dixon@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.john.ford@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.david.fowler@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.joann.graves@legislature.state.tn.us
sen.thelma.harper@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.russell.johnson@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.joe.mccord@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.willie.borchert@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.william.baird@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.phillip.johnson@legislature.state.tn.us
rep.rob.briley@legislature.state.tn.us
For more info, visit this page.

Massachusetts - S 184

Please email to a letter telling these reps to support Massachussetts S 184:
TMcGee@senate.state.ma.us
RAntonio@senate.state.ma.us
RCreedon@senate.state.ma.us
CCreem@senate.state.ma.us
MMorriss@senate.state.ma.us
RHedlund@senate.state.ma.us
MMorriss@senate.state.ma.us
Rep.JamesVallee@hou.state.ma.us
Rep.BrianKnuuttila@hou.state.ma.us
Rep.AnnePaulsen@hou.state.ma.us
Rep.CharlesMurphy@hou.state.ma.us
Rep.MikeFesta@hou.state.ma.us
Rep.WalterTimilty@hou.state.ma.us
Rep.DavidLinsky@hou.state.ma.us
Rep.GarrettBradley@hou.state.ma.us
Rep.StephenBuoniconti@hou.state.ma.us
Rep.ReedHillman@hou.state.ma.us
Rep.DanielWebster@hou.state.ma.us

Rhode Island - S 341 and H 5388

New Jersey - S 2204 and A 892

Pennsylvania - SB 453

 

Re-introduce

HR 2929 - An oldie but goodie!
United States Congressman Sam Farr's bill Captive Elephant Accident Prevention Act-H.R. 2929 that would prohibit the use of elephants in circuses and traveling sideshows

Senate in NJ killed S.2204

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