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Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018

Introduced: June 19, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
May 17, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
May 8, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
May 8, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
May 8, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3786)
May 8, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018

This bill supports wildlife conservation, including by: (1) expanding federal law enforcement powers to combat wildlife trafficking (i.e., poaching), (2) rewarding whistle-blowers for reporting violations of wildlife-trafficking laws, (3) requiring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to carry out the International Wildlife Conservation Program, and (4) providing funding for wildlife conservation.

What's happening now May 17, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3605 Related bill Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 11 Republican 3
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Dec 21, 2018
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Dec 11, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 7, 2018
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Sep 5, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 5, 2018
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 5, 2018
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 11, 2018
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 10, 2018
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jun 26, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 25, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 22, 2018
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 21, 2018
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 20, 2018
ROYCE, ED
· Jun 19, 2018
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 13, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5697: Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5697/
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"H.R. 5697: Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5697/.
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H.R. 5697, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5697/.
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