US Congress House Bill 872 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-6)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Pending: House Conservation and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Reauthorizes and revises several wildlife conservation programs, establishes requirements for invasive species management, and requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to establish certain prize competitions. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2023 (1) the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program; and (2) accounts under the Multinational Species Conservation Fund for the protection of African elephants, Asian elephants, rhinoceros, tigers, and great apes. The bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund, including to expand the fund to include funding for the conservation of tortoises and freshwater turtles. In addition, the bill requires certain federal agencies to (1) control and manage invasive species, and (2) develop strategic plans for implementing invasive species programs designed to achieve substantive annual net reductions of invasive species populations or infested acreage on land or water. Finally, the USFWS must establish Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prizes to encourage technological innovation with the potential to advance the mission of the USFWS with respect to the prevention of wildlife poaching and trafficking, promotion of wildlife conservation, management of invasive species, protection of endangered species, and nonlethal management of human-wildlife conflicts.

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act WILD Act Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act

Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Sen. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Amata Radewagen [R-AS]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]
Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]
Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Sen. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
2019-02-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2019-02-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2019-01-30	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, 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.
2019-01-30	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, 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.
2019-01-30	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, 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.
2019-01-30	House	Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, 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.
2019-01-30	House	Introduced in House

SB268 (Same As) 2019-03-26 - By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 116-18.
SB47 (Related) 2019-03-12 - Became Public Law No: 116-9. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/872/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr872/BILLS-116hr872ih.pdf