Global Wildlife Trade Biosecurity Act
Latest action · Nov 9, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
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.
- IntroducedOct 23, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Global Wildlife Trade Biosecurity Act
This bill establishes the Global Zoonotic Disease Task Force and requires the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to take specified measures to respond to and prevent zoonotic (animal-to-human) disease outbreaks. The bill also authorizes a program to promote food security, global health, and biodiversity protection.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 23, 2020 to Oct 30, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | Oct 23, 2020 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Oct 30, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Oct 30, 2020 |
Committees 1
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 Oct 23, 2020 |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred Nov 9, 2020 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
- Oct 23, 2020Introduced in House
- Oct 23, 2020Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E985-986)
- Oct 23, 2020Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E985 | Grace Meng D-NY | Oct 23, 2020 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 182, October 23, 2020, pages H10170, H5706.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a global zoonotic disease task force, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Global Wildlife Trade Biosecurity Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Advisory bodies
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural marketing and promotion
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Agricultural trade
- Animal and plant health
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Ecology
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Food industry and services
- Food supply, safety, and labeling
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Grain
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Land use and conservation
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Livestock
- Meat
- Multilateral development programs
- National and community service
- Nutrition and diet
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2020Introduced 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.
