Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 12/30/2022
Actions
- 2022-12-30Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-675, Part I.
- 2022-12-30Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-675, Part I.
- 2022-02-16Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- 2022-02-16Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2022-02-16Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
- 2022-01-20Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2021-04-21Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- 2021-03-03Referred 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.
- 2021-03-03Referred 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.
- 2021-03-03Introduced in House
- 2021-03-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2022-12-30 (08)
Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2021
This bill reauthorizes through October 7, 2026, and revises the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking. The task force must develop recommendations and establish a working group to address wildlife trafficking online and on social media.
In addition, the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development must create a strategy for engaging with internet and social media companies to address wildlife trafficking on their platforms.
Cosponsors (1)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Public-private cooperation
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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