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Environment & Animal Welfare

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April 22, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, on Earth Day, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County), Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico), Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands), House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL) reintroduced the "Renewable Energy for Puerto Rico and the U.S.


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April 1, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu, Congressman Rodney Davis, Congressman Glenn Thompson, Congressman Mike Thompson and Congresswoman Ann Kuster reintroduced the Bear Protection Act. The bill seeks to prohibit the import, export, possession, transport and sale of bear organs.


March 25, 2021

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Wednesday said declines in biodiversity are a global concern that can be addressed at various levels of government.


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February 26, 2021
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) released the following statement after his legislation, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act passed the House as a part of the Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act.

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January 20, 2021

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after President Joeseph R. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office.


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December 10, 2020

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) issued the following statements after the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, which he introduced along with Rep. Fitzpatrick this Congress.


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September 24, 2020

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement after the House passed a comprehensive clean energy bill that included Rep. Lieu's provision creating a renewable energy system in all U.S. territories.


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September 9, 2020

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy urging him to take steps to ensure live animals are being shipped through USPS safely and humanely.


August 18, 2020

The latest round in the fight over lead ammunition is working its way through Congress.


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July 10, 2020

WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) introduced a bill to prohibit the use of lead ammunitions on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands.