119-s2162

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2162 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2162

 To prohibit certain activities involving kangaroos and kangaroo 
 products, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 June 25 (legislative day, June 24), 2025

 Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Booker) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
 and Public Works

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 A BILL

 To prohibit certain activities involving kangaroos and kangaroo 
 products, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Kangaroo Protection Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. KANGAROOS AND KANGAROO PRODUCTS.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Kangaroo.--The term ``kangaroo'' means a dead animal or 
 a part thereof of the species--
        (A) Macropus fuliginosus (commonly known as the 
 ``western grey kangaroo'');
        (B) Macropus giganteus (commonly known as the 
 ``eastern grey kangaroo'');
            (C) Osphranter robustus (commonly known as the 
 ``common wallaroo''); or
            (D) Osphranter rufus (commonly known as the ``red 
 kangaroo'').

    (2) Kangaroo product.--The term ``kangaroo product'' means 
 an item that is composed in whole or in part of a kangaroo.

    (b) Unlawful Acts.--It is unlawful for any person to knowingly--

    (1) bring into the United States for commercial purposes, 
 possess with the intent to sell, or sell a kangaroo; or

    (2) introduce or manufacture for introduction into, sell or 
 offer to sell, trade, advertise, transport, or distribute in 
 interstate commerce a kangaroo product.
            (c) Criminal Penalties.--

    (1) In general.--Any person who knowingly violates this 
 section shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned for 
 not more than 1 year, or both.

    (2) Separate offense.--Each violation of this section shall 
 be a separate offense.

    (3) Location of offense.--A defendant shall be deemed to 
 have committed the offense in the district in which the 
 defendant may have taken or been in possession of the kangaroo 
 or kangaroo product.
            (d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with 
the Attorney General, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of any 
other agency the Secretary of Commerce determines appropriate, shall 
issue regulations necessary to implement this section.

    (e) Effective Date.--Subsections

    (a) ,

    (b) , and
            (c) shall take 
effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this section.
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