Congressman Kendrick Meek of Floriday has authored a bill, HR 2811, that would ban the "species genera Python" from being imported or sold across state lines. While in response to the recent Florida death of an infant by her parents' Burmese python, the law is written such that it appears to also ban snakes such as the ball python -- an animal usually included on zoo, herp society, and pet information resources as a good snake for first time pet owners.

This morning, Rep. Meek's office confirmed for PetHobbyist.com that HR 2811 will be heard by the full House Judiciary Committee tomorrow, Tuesday, July 28. Other sources have suggested it will only be heard by a sub-committee, but if that's the case, the assignment has not yet been made.

Time is critical, so please take the time to contact the following Congresspeople and ask them -- POLITELY -- to send this bill back to be amended to use the scientific names of the specific animals they're seeking to restrict, and not include common housepets along with animals of concern.

Chair:

John Conyers, Jr., (D) Michigan, 14th, email: john.conyers@mail.house.gov, phone: 202-225-5126, fax: 202-225-0072

Ranking member:

Lamar Smith, (R) Texas, 21st: phone: 202-225-4236, fax: 202-225-8628

Key members for this bill:

  • Tom Rooney, (R) Florida, 16th: phone: 202-225-5792, fax: 202-225-3132 (co-sponsor)

  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz, (D) Florida, 20th: Phone: 202-225-7931, fax: 202-226-2052

  • Robert Wexler, (D) Florida, 19th: phone: phone: 202-225-3001, fax: 202-225-5974 (co-sponsor)

    The bill's author; he is not on this committee, but contact his office also:

    Congressman Kendrick Meek (D) Florida; phone 202-225-4506; fax 202-226-0777

    Below, you'll find the remaining members of the Judiciary Committee. If you have time to contact them as well, that would be helpful, but at the very least scan the list and see if your represenative is there, and contact him or her.

    Other members – if your representative is on this list, contact him or her and mention that you are a constituent:

    * Tammy Baldwin, (D) Wisconsin, 2nd: phone: 202-225-2906, fax: 202-225-6942

    * Howard Berman, (D) California, 28th: phone: 202-225-4695, fax: 202-225-3196

    * Rick Boucher, (D) Virginia, 9th: phone: 202-225-3861, fax: 202-225-0442

    * Jason Chaffetz, (R) Utah, 3rd: phone: 202-225-7751, fax: (202) 225-5629

    * Howard Coble, (R) North Carolina, 6th: howard.coble@mail.house.gov, 202-225-3065, fax: 202-225-8611

    * Steve Cohen, (D) Tennessee, 9th: phone: 202-225-3265, fax: 202-225-5663

    * Bill Delahunt, (D) Massachusetts, 10th: William.Delahunt@mail.house.gov, 202-225-3111, fax: 202-225-5658

    * Randy Forbes, (R) Virginia, 4th: Phone: 202-225-6365, fax: 202-226-1170

    * Trent Franks, (R) Arizona, 2nd: phone: 202-225-4576, fax: 202-225-6328

    * Elton Gallegly, (R) California, 24th: Phone: 202-225-5811, fax: 202-225-1100

    * Louie Gohmert, (R) Texas, 1st: phone: 202-225-3035, 202-226-1230 fax

    * Charles Gonzalez, (D) Texas, 20th: phone: 202-225-3236, fax: 202-225-1915

    * Bob Goodlatte, (R) Virginia, 6th: phone: 202-225-5431, fax: 202-225-9681

    * Luis Gutierrez, (D) Illinois, 4th: phone: 202-225-8203, fax: 202-225-7810

    * Gregg Harper, (R) Mississippi, 3rd: phone: 202-225-5031, fax: 202-225-5797

    * Darrell Issa, (R) California, 49th: phone: 202-225-3906, fax: 202-225-3303

    * Henry "Hank" Johnson, Jr., (D) Georgia, 4th: phone: 202-225-1605, fax: 202-226-0691

    * Jim Jordan, (R) Ohio, 4th: phone: 202-225-2676, fax: 202-226-0577

    * Steve King, (R) Iowa, 5th: phone: 202-225-4426, fax: 202-225-3193

    * Sheila Jackson Lee, (D) Texas, 18th: phone: 202-225-3816, fax: 202-225-3317

    * Zoe Lofgren, (D) California, 16th: phone: 202-225-3072

    * Dan Lungren, (R) California, 3rd: phone: 202-225-5716, fax: 202-226-1298

    * Dan Maffei, (D) New York, 25th: phone: 202-225-3701, fax: 202-225-4042

    * Jerrold Nadler, (D) New York, 8th: phone: 202-225-5635, fax: 202-225-6923

    * Pedro Pierluisi, (D) Puerto Rico, Resident Commissioner: phone: (202) 225-2615

    * Ted Poe, (R) Texas, 2nd: phone: 202-225-6565, fax: 202-225-5547

    * Linda Sanchez, (D) California, 39th: The Hill form 202-225-6676, fax: 202-226-1012

    * Adam B. Schiff, (D) California, 29th: e-mail form 202-225-4176, fax: 202-225-5828

    * Bobby Scott, Virginia, 3rd: Phone: 202-225-8351, fax:202-225-8354

    * F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., (R) Wisconsin, 5th: phone: 202-225-5101, fax: (202) 225-3190

    * Brad Sherman, (D) California, 27: phone: 202-225-5911, fax:202-225-5879

    * Maxine Waters, (D) California, 35th: phone: 202-225-2201, fax: 202-225-7854

    * Melvin L. Watt ("Mel"), (D) North Carolina, 12th: phone: 202-225-1510, fax: 202-25-1512

    * Anthony D. Weiner, (D) New York, 9th: phone: 202-225-6616, fax: 202-226-7253

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