The Gutting of Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act

Congressman Jeff Duncan’s H.R. 493 and his rider to the House Appropriations Bill for Commerce, Justice, and Related Agencies H.R. 2578.

H.R. 493, would change the language of the landmark Migratory Bird Treaty Act so that it is limited only to intentional harm inflicted on individual birds.

In the second case, H.R. 2578, Duncan’s move for the power companies advances the same agenda. The rider reads, “None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to prosecute or hold liable any person or corporation for a violation of section 2(a) of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703(a).”  Read more at this link to Greenville online

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H.R.493

H.R 2578