Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2021
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To President
Became law
Dec 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Nov 19, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1259)
Nov 19, 2021
Introduced in House
Nov 19, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
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Plain-English summary
Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2021
This bill sets forth provisions relating to wildlife conservation, anti-trafficking and poaching, and illegal fishing.
Specifically, the bill
- directs the Departments of Justice, the Interior, Commerce, State, and the Treasury to develop a plan of action for awards to whistleblowers of violations of laws applicable to wildlife trafficking;
- directs Interior to carry out the International Wildlife Conservation Program to, among other things, address global conservation threats and combat wildlife trafficking and poaching;
- provides funding for the conservation of certain endangered species;
- authorizes Interior, in consultation with the State Department, to station not less than one U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officer in the primary diplomatic or consular post of the United States in a focus country or country of concern (i.e., countries engaging in wildlife trafficking); and
- directs Commerce to make amounts available for illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing enforcement.
The bill also modifies the federal criminal code to make wildlife trafficking and illegal fishing predicates with respect to the enforcement of certain criminal offenses, including racketeering and money laundering.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
55
D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
DEFAZIO, PETER
D
Carson, André
D
Gottheimer, Josh
D
Connolly, Gerald E.
D
Hayes, Jahana
D
Dingell, Debbie
D
Soto, Darren
Cicilline, David
Kahele, Kaiali'i
D
Moulton, Seth
R
Malliotakis, Nicole
Malinowski, Tom
D
Himes, James A.
D
Auchincloss, Jake
R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
D
Kim, Andy
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Crow, Jason
D
Dean, Madeleine
Cárdenas, Tony
D
Quigley, Mike
D
Welch, Peter
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Kuster, Ann
D
Horsford, Steven
D
Khanna, Ro
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
Sires, Albio
R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
D
Lieu, Ted
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Titus, Dina
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
D
Pappas, Chris
Blumenauer, Earl
Cartwright, Matt
D
Casten, Sean
D
Gallego, Ruben
D
Neguse, Joe
Wild, Susan
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Kilmer, Derek
Ruppersberger, C.
D
Thompson, Mike
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6059: Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6059/
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