WILD Act
Latest action · Mar 26, 2019 By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 116-18.
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.
- IntroducedJan 29, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act or the WILD Act
This bill 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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 29, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jan 29, 2019 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jan 29, 2019 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jan 29, 2019 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jan 29, 2019 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Jan 29, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jan 29, 2019Markup Feb 5, 2019Reported Feb 5, 2019 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2019By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 116-18.
- Feb 5, 2019Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 5, 2019Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. Without written report.
- Feb 5, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 20.
- Jan 29, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 29, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 18, 2019S. 268, WILD ActAs reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on February 5, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-17 | BUSINESS MEETING121 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Feb 5, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 47 | John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act | Related bill | Mar 12, 2019 |
| HR 872 | WILD Act | Identical bill | Feb 25, 2019 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reauthorize the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and certain wildlife conservation funds, to establish prize competitions relating to the prevention of wildlife poaching and trafficking, wildlife conservation, the management of invasive species, and the protection of endangered species, to amend the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 to modify the protections provided by that Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- WILD Act
- Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- WILD Act
- Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Africa
- American Samoa
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Animals
- Aquatic ecology
- Asia
- Caribbean area
- Ecology
- Endangered and threatened species
- Guam
- Hunting and fishing
- International organizations and cooperation
- Mammals
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Reptiles
- Smuggling and trafficking
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Virgin Islands
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2019Reported to Senate
- Jan 29, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
