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Nov. 29, 2022
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Durbin Urges USDA To Update Standards For Commercial Dog Breeding Facilities
Sen. Raphael Warnock, ...
Aug. 29, 2022
Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Kilmer Pushes for Federal Funding to Fight Invasive Species
Rep. Sanford Bishop, ...
July 27, 2022
Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Advocating for Management Flexibility to Preserve Red Snapper Season
Rep. Buddy Carter, ...
July 20, 2022
Bishop, Ferguson, Kildee & Smith Introduce Bill to Authorize Center That Helps Protect U.s. Agriculture From Foreign Pests & Diseases
Rep. Sanford Bishop, ...
July 11, 2022
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, Randy Moore, Chief of the Forest Service - Rep Lieu Calls for Increased Protections for Wild Horses at Devil's Garden Wild Horse Territory
Rep. Lucy McBath, ...
May 6, 2022
Letter to Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - Van Hollen, Klobuchar, Grassley Push for Funding to Address Avian Influenza Outbreak
Sen. Raphael Warnock, ...
Dec. 15, 2021
Letter to Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary Dept. of Interior - Bipartisan Delegation Seeks Emergency ESA Gray Wolf Listing Protections
Rep. Lucy McBath, ...
Oct. 22, 2021
McBath, Raskin, Upton, Kim Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Incentivize Pet Food Donation, Support Animal Shelters
Rep. Lucy McBath
Sept. 30, 2021
Letter to Rochelle Walensky, Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Fitzpatrick, Deutch Lead Bipartisan Letter Calling on CDC to Lift Dog Import Suspension
Rep. Lucy McBath, ...
Sept. 7, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - O'Halleran Advocates for Animal Safety in Extreme Weather Events
Rep. Lucy McBath, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Rep Carter on Expanding Hunting And Fishing Opportunities
Rep. Buddy Carter
March 16, 2021
Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Representatives Cohen, Schakowsky, Buchanan, and Fitzpatrick Lead More than 100 Members Asking Secretary Vilsack to Publish Rule Preventing Horse "Soring"
Rep. Hank Johnson, ...
March 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Leopoldo Miranda, Southeast Region Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - McEachin Leads More Than 30 Colleagues in Letter Urging FWS to Save the American Red Wolf
Rep. Lucy McBath, ...
Feb. 23, 2021
Rep. Johnson Aces League of Conservation 2020 National Environmental Report Card
Rep. Hank Johnson
Feb. 5, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - Congressman Panetta Calls for Monarch Protections
Rep. David Scott, ...
Oct. 27, 2020
Rep. Austin Scott: EPA's Expansion of Dicamba Registrations Gives Farmers More Certainty in the Midst of COVID-19's Negative Impacts
Rep. James Scott
July 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - 83 Members of Congress Urge Support for Animal Shelters and Rescues
Rep. Sanford Bishop, ...
March 26, 2020
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - Raskin joins bipartisan effort to reverse proposed Interior Dept. rule threatening millions of migratory birds
Rep. Hank Johnson, ...
Jan. 31, 2020
Congressman Johnson Aces Humane Society Scorecard
Rep. Hank Johnson
Nov. 20, 2019
Carter Votes to Ban Buying and Selling Shark Fins
Rep. Buddy Carter
Nov. 6, 2019
Letter to Ms. Margaret Everson, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Miss. Lawmakers Press Fish & Wildlife Service to Address Avian Predators Damage to Livestock Aquaculture Production
Rep. Sanford Bishop, ...
March 27, 2019
Letter to Chairman McCollum, Chairman Serrano, Ranking Member Joyce, and Ranking Member Aderholt - Dingell, Beyer, Nearly 100 Members Call for Enhanced Funding for Endangered Species Protections
Rep. David Scott, ...
Sept. 12, 2018
Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act
Rep. James Scott
July 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Adam Smith, Ranking Member, the Hon. John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Reject Attempt to Undermine Science-Based Decision-Making in Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act
Rep. Hank Johnson, ...
March 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ken Calvert, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, the Hon. Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Call for Robust Funding for Endangered Species Protections
Rep. Hank Johnson, ...
March 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Decision to Issue Trophy Imports on a Case-by-Case Basis Caters to the Demands of Big Industry and the NRA
Rep. Hank Johnson, ...
Nov. 22, 2017
Letter to the President - Bipartisan Group of 68 Members of Congress Call on Trump to Uphold Protections for African Elephants
Rep. Hank Johnson, ...
Aug. 2, 2017
Congressman Webster Working to Relieve Regulatory Burdens
Rep. Buddy Carter, ...
Aug. 1, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rob Bishop, Chairman for the Committee on Natural Resources, the Hon. Raul Grijalva, Ranking Member, the Hon. Mike Conaway, Chairman, and the Hon. Collin Peterson, Ranking Member - Protect Farmers and Ranchers from Crushing Regulatory Burdens
Rep. Buddy Carter, ...
July 19, 2017
Rep. Austin Scott Advocates for Federal Fisheries Management Reform
Rep. James Scott
June 14, 2017
Rep. Scott: Extended Red Snapper Season Good First Step, But Long Road Ahead
Rep. James Scott
June 1, 2017
Rep. Scott Fights for Sportsmen's Access to Red Snapper
Rep. James Scott
May 23, 2017
Rep. Austin Scott Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Modernize Wildlife Conservation Funds, Expand Promotion of Sportsmen's Activities
Rep. James Scott
May 2, 2017
Rep. Scott Advocates for Sportsmen's Access to Red Snapper
Rep. James Scott
April 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Chairman Robert Aderholt and the Hon. Ranking Member Sanford Bishop of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, & Related Agencies - Smith, Blumenauer Urge Funding for Animal Welfare
Rep. Hank Johnson, ...
Feb. 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Regarding Animal Welfare Transparency
Rep. Hank Johnson, ...
April 12, 2016
Recognizing the Retirement of Ben Slade From the St. Simons Land Trust
Rep. Buddy Carter
Dec. 21, 2015
Letter to Francis Collins, Director National Institutes of Health - Calling for Retirement of Monkeys from Government Laboratory
Rep. Hank Johnson, ...
Aug. 19, 2015
Congressman Bishop Holds Hydrilla-Focused Town Hall Meeting with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Rep. Sanford Bishop
June 2, 2015
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Rep. James Scott
June 2, 2015
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Rep. James Scott
June 1, 2015
Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico
Rep. James Scott
June 1, 2015
Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act
Rep. James Scott
March 19, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's Coastal Plain
Rep. Hank Johnson, ...
March 4, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Gray Wolf Protections: Change Course, Use Best Science
Rep. Hank Johnson, ...
March 2, 2015
Letter to Dan Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - The Northern Long-eared Bat and White Nose Syndrome
Rep. James Scott, ...
Feb. 26, 2015
Rep. Johnson, Sen. Wyden reintroduce bipartisan BEST Practices Act
Rep. Hank Johnson, ...
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Taking Immediate Action to Protect Pollinators
Rep. Hank Johnson, ...
Sept. 10, 2014
Safe Climate
Rep. Hank Johnson
Aug. 1, 2014
21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
Rep. Hank Johnson
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Nov. 29, 2022
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Durbin Urges USDA To Update Standards For Commercial Dog Breeding Facilities
Sen.Raphael Warnock, ...
Aug. 29, 2022
Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Kilmer Pushes for Federal Funding to Fight Invasive Species
Rep.Sanford Bishop, ...
July 27, 2022
Letter to Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce - Advocating for Management Flexibility to Preserve Red Snapper Season
Rep.Buddy Carter, ...
July 20, 2022
Bishop, Ferguson, Kildee & Smith Introduce Bill to Authorize Center That Helps Protect U.s. Agriculture From Foreign Pests & Diseases
Rep.Sanford Bishop, ...
July 11, 2022
Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, Randy Moore, Chief of the Forest Service - Rep Lieu Calls for Increased Protections for Wild Horses at Devil's Garden Wild Horse Territory
Rep.Lucy McBath, ...
May 6, 2022
Letter to Tammy Baldwin, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies - Van Hollen, Klobuchar, Grassley Push for Funding to Address Avian Influenza Outbreak
Sen.Raphael Warnock, ...
Dec. 15, 2021
Letter to Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary Dept. of Interior - Bipartisan Delegation Seeks Emergency ESA Gray Wolf Listing Protections
Rep.Lucy McBath, ...
Oct. 22, 2021
McBath, Raskin, Upton, Kim Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Incentivize Pet Food Donation, Support Animal Shelters
Rep.Lucy McBath
Sept. 30, 2021
Letter to Rochelle Walensky, Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Fitzpatrick, Deutch Lead Bipartisan Letter Calling on CDC to Lift Dog Import Suspension
Rep.Lucy McBath, ...
Sept. 7, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - O'Halleran Advocates for Animal Safety in Extreme Weather Events
Rep.Lucy McBath, ...
Aug. 31, 2021
Rep Carter on Expanding Hunting And Fishing Opportunities
Rep.Buddy Carter
March 16, 2021
Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Representatives Cohen, Schakowsky, Buchanan, and Fitzpatrick Lead More than 100 Members Asking Secretary Vilsack to Publish Rule Preventing Horse "Soring"
Rep.Hank Johnson, ...
March 1, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Leopoldo Miranda, Southeast Region Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - McEachin Leads More Than 30 Colleagues in Letter Urging FWS to Save the American Red Wolf
Rep.Lucy McBath, ...
Feb. 23, 2021
Rep. Johnson Aces League of Conservation 2020 National Environmental Report Card
Rep.Hank Johnson
Feb. 5, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - Congressman Panetta Calls for Monarch Protections
Rep.David Scott, ...
Oct. 27, 2020
Rep. Austin Scott: EPA's Expansion of Dicamba Registrations Gives Farmers More Certainty in the Midst of COVID-19's Negative Impacts
Rep.James Scott
July 23, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - 83 Members of Congress Urge Support for Animal Shelters and Rescues
Rep.Sanford Bishop, ...
March 26, 2020
Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - Raskin joins bipartisan effort to reverse proposed Interior Dept. rule threatening millions of migratory birds
Rep.Hank Johnson, ...
Jan. 31, 2020
Congressman Johnson Aces Humane Society Scorecard
Rep.Hank Johnson
Nov. 20, 2019
Carter Votes to Ban Buying and Selling Shark Fins
Rep.Buddy Carter
Nov. 6, 2019
Letter to Ms. Margaret Everson, Principal Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Miss. Lawmakers Press Fish & Wildlife Service to Address Avian Predators Damage to Livestock Aquaculture Production
Rep.Sanford Bishop, ...
March 27, 2019
Letter to Chairman McCollum, Chairman Serrano, Ranking Member Joyce, and Ranking Member Aderholt - Dingell, Beyer, Nearly 100 Members Call for Enhanced Funding for Endangered Species Protections
Rep.David Scott, ...
Sept. 12, 2018
Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act
Rep.James Scott
July 17, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Adam Smith, Ranking Member, the Hon. John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - Reject Attempt to Undermine Science-Based Decision-Making in Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act
Rep.Hank Johnson, ...
March 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ken Calvert, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, the Hon. Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, the Hon. John Culberson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Jose Serrano, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Call for Robust Funding for Endangered Species Protections
Rep.Hank Johnson, ...
March 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior - Decision to Issue Trophy Imports on a Case-by-Case Basis Caters to the Demands of Big Industry and the NRA
Rep.Hank Johnson, ...
Nov. 22, 2017
Letter to the President - Bipartisan Group of 68 Members of Congress Call on Trump to Uphold Protections for African Elephants
Rep.Hank Johnson, ...
Aug. 2, 2017
Congressman Webster Working to Relieve Regulatory Burdens
Rep.Buddy Carter, ...
Aug. 1, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Rob Bishop, Chairman for the Committee on Natural Resources, the Hon. Raul Grijalva, Ranking Member, the Hon. Mike Conaway, Chairman, and the Hon. Collin Peterson, Ranking Member - Protect Farmers and Ranchers from Crushing Regulatory Burdens
Rep.Buddy Carter, ...
July 19, 2017
Rep. Austin Scott Advocates for Federal Fisheries Management Reform
Rep.James Scott
June 14, 2017
Rep. Scott: Extended Red Snapper Season Good First Step, But Long Road Ahead
Rep.James Scott
June 1, 2017
Rep. Scott Fights for Sportsmen's Access to Red Snapper
Rep.James Scott
May 23, 2017
Rep. Austin Scott Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Modernize Wildlife Conservation Funds, Expand Promotion of Sportsmen's Activities
Rep.James Scott
May 2, 2017
Rep. Scott Advocates for Sportsmen's Access to Red Snapper
Rep.James Scott
April 5, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Chairman Robert Aderholt and the Hon. Ranking Member Sanford Bishop of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, & Related Agencies - Smith, Blumenauer Urge Funding for Animal Welfare
Rep.Hank Johnson, ...
Feb. 14, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Regarding Animal Welfare Transparency
Rep.Hank Johnson, ...
April 12, 2016
Recognizing the Retirement of Ben Slade From the St. Simons Land Trust
Rep.Buddy Carter
Dec. 21, 2015
Letter to Francis Collins, Director National Institutes of Health - Calling for Retirement of Monkeys from Government Laboratory
Rep.Hank Johnson, ...
Aug. 19, 2015
Congressman Bishop Holds Hydrilla-Focused Town Hall Meeting with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Rep.Sanford Bishop
June 2, 2015
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Rep.James Scott
June 2, 2015
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Rep.James Scott
June 1, 2015
Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico
Rep.James Scott
June 1, 2015
Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act
Rep.James Scott
March 19, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's Coastal Plain
Rep.Hank Johnson, ...
March 4, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior - Gray Wolf Protections: Change Course, Use Best Science
Rep.Hank Johnson, ...
March 2, 2015
Letter to Dan Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - The Northern Long-eared Bat and White Nose Syndrome
Rep.James Scott, ...
Feb. 26, 2015
Rep. Johnson, Sen. Wyden reintroduce bipartisan BEST Practices Act
Rep.Hank Johnson, ...
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Taking Immediate Action to Protect Pollinators
Rep.Hank Johnson, ...
Sept. 10, 2014
Safe Climate
Rep.Hank Johnson
Aug. 1, 2014
21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act
Rep.Hank Johnson
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