S. 3605 · 115th Congress
Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ron Wyden
- Introduced
- 2018-10-11
- Latest action
- 2018-10-11 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018
This bill supports wildlife conservation, including by: (1) expanding federal law enforcement powers to combat wildlife trafficking (i.e., poaching), (2) rewarding whistle-blowers for reporting violations of wildlife-trafficking laws, (3) requiring the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to carry out the International Wildlife Conservation Program, and (4) providing funding for wildlife conservation as well as enforcement of illegal fishing violations.