U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10867: SLOTHS Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 22, 2026
To prohibit the importation of certain species of sloth, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To prohibit the importation of certain species of sloth, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 22, 2026:
A BILL To prohibit the importation of certain species of sloth, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Legalized Organized Trafficking and Harm to Sloths Act of 2026 or the SLOTHS Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Prohibition on importation of certain species of sloth (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), it is unlawful for any person to import any individual of a covered sloth species. (b) Exception A person may import an individual of a covered sloth species, in whole or in part, if-- (1) (A) the individual or part thereof is dead; and (B) such importation is carried out for research purposes, as demonstrated by the person through documentation to the satisfaction of the Secretary; or (2) (A) such importation is carried out-- (i) to move the individual to a covered institution; and (ii) in accordance with a breeding program of a covered institution; and (B) the person demonstrates through documentation to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the individual was not taken in the wild after the date of the enactment of this section. (c) Penalties (1) Civil penalties (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), any person that violates this section may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of not …
Sponsors
- Maxwell Frost (D, HD-FL-10) · primary sponsor
- Laurel Lee (R, HD-FL-15)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Common questions
- What is HB10867?
- HB10867 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): SLOTHS Act of 2026.
- What does HB10867 do?
- In its own words: To prohibit the importation of certain species of sloth, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10867?
- In committee as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10867?
- Maxwell Frost (D, HD-FL-10), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10867?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10867
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