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HR 5398 116th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Animal protection and human-animal relationships Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Public-private cooperation Smuggling and trafficking Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2019

Introduced: December 11, 2019 Introduced by: Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Jan 2, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Dec 11, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Dec 11, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2019

This bill requires (1) the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking to develop recommendations and establish a working group to address wildlife trafficking online and on social media, and (2) the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to create a strategy for engaging with internet and social media companies to address wildlife trafficking on their platforms.

What's happening now January 2, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
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Garamendi, John
California · Dec 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5398: Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5398/
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"H.R. 5398: Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5398/.
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H.R. 5398, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5398/.
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