H.R. 6197 · 115th Congress
RAWR Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Daniel Donovan
- Introduced
- 2018-06-22
- Latest action
- 2018-09-17 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.