RAWR Act
Latest action · Sep 17, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 22, 2018
- Passed HouseSep 12, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rescuing Animals With Rewards Act of 2018 or the RAWR Act
This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize Department of State rewards for a person who assists in the arrest or conviction of wildlife traffickers. Wildlife trafficking is the poaching or other illegal taking of protected or managed species and the illegal trade in wildlife and their related parts and products.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 22, 2018 to Sep 12, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Jun 22, 2018 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 27, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 27, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jun 29, 2018 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jun 29, 2018 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 12, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 22, 2018Markup Jun 28, 2018 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2018 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Sep 12, 2018Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 12, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8155-8157)
- Sep 12, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6197.
- Sep 12, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8155)
- Sep 12, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 28, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 28, 2018Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 28, 2018Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 22, 2018Introduced in House
- Jun 22, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8155–H8157Text printed H8155 | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. R-NY, Dina Titus D-NV, Edward R. Royce R-CA, Eliot L. Engel D-NY | Sep 12, 2018 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 24, 2018H.R. 6197, RAWR ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on June 28, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 105, June 22, 2018, page H5581.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-143 | VARIOUS MEASURES191 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jun 28, 2018 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45689 | FY2019 Defense Appropriations Act (P.L. 115-245) Archived | Report | Apr 12, 2019 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- RAWR Act
- Rescuing Animals With Rewards Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Rescuing Animals With Rewards Act of 2018
- RAWR Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2018Referred in Senate
- Sep 12, 2018Engrossed in House
- Jun 22, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
