S. 2162

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

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

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES · June 25 (legislative day, June 24), 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Duckworth · Committee: Committee on Environment and Public Works

Table of contents

• S. 2162
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Kangaroos and kangaroo products

SEC. 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:
    • The term kangaroo means a dead animal or a part thereof of the species—
    • 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—
    • bring into the United States for commercial purposes, possess with the intent to sell, or sell a kangaroo; or
    • 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.