United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5697 (115th)
Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018
Introduced
8 May 2018
Last action
17 May 2018 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Sponsors
Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24], Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Subjects
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Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
8 May 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
8 May 2018
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
8 May 2018
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3786)
Source: IntroReferral
8 May 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 May 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 May 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 May 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5697
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5697
- us · 115-hr-5697 · source updated 11 August 2025