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H.R.5398: Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2019
About This Bill
- Introduced Dec. 11, 2019
- Latest Major Action Jan. 2, 2020
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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- Introduced in House - Dec. 11, 2019
Bill Summary
Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2019 This bill requires (1) the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking to develop recommendations and establish a working group to address wildlife trafficking online and on social media, and (2) the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to create a strategy for engaging with internet and social media companies to address wildlife trafficking on their platforms.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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Jan. 2, 2020 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
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Dec. 11, 2019 |
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
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Dec. 11, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) |