Because although an amended version was approved by the Judiciary Committee on July 29, the amended version is nowhere to be found in the congressional records. The bill has mysteriously moved backwards from the full committee markup that was voted for and approved, to a sub-committee potentially considering the original text. The USGS released a report in October naming Boa Constrictors in the high risk category and the humane society is expected to leverage that report to ask for a broader bill than just pythons in Friday's meeting (it was re-scheduled for Friday). Here is the list of the panel who will answer questions of the representatives... How many of those witnesses do you think will be lobbying for your ball pythons???



Witness List





Panel I





Hon. Kendrick B. Meek

U.S. House of Representatives

17th District, FL





Panel II





Dan Ashe

Deputy Director

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Washington, DC





Andrew Wyatt

President

United States Association of Reptile Keepers

Grandy, NC





Elliott R. Jacobson, DVM

College of Veterinary Medicine

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL





Michael Markarian

Chief Operating Officer

The Humane Society of the U.S.

Washington, DC





George Horne

Deputy Executive Director, Operations and Maintenance

South Florida Water Management District, MSC 5100

West Palm Beach, FL

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