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S 27 114th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Currency Organized crime Smuggling and trafficking Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Wildlife Trafficking Enforcement Act of 2015

Introduced: January 6, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jan 6, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S14-15)
Jan 6, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wildlife Trafficking Enforcement Act of 2015

This bill applies provisions of the federal criminal code concerning money laundering and racketeering to wildlife trafficking violations of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the African Elephant Conservation Act, and the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, if the endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife, products, items, or substances involved in the violation and relevant conduct have a total value of more than $10,000. Violators would be subject to increased fines and years of imprisonment.

The amounts generated from penalties for those wildlife violations must be used for the benefit and conservation of impacted species.

What's happening now January 6, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S14-15)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2494 Related bill Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 11, 2015
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 27, 2015
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 27, 2015
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jan 6, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 27: Wildlife Trafficking Enforcement Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-27/
MLA
"S. 27: Wildlife Trafficking Enforcement Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-27/.
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S. 27, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-27/.
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