3.0.0 5398 2022-10-28T01:45:59Z 2022-10-28T01:45:59Z House HR 2019-12-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 198 (Wednesday, December 11, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTER of Georgia:H.R. 5398.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to make rules for the government andregulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated inArticle I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H10124]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2020-01-02T21:50:38Z Referred to 2019-12-11T15:01:00Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-12-11T15:00:51Z 2020-01-02 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Committee 2019-12-11 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-12-11 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2019-12-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 N G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2019-12-11 True Science, Technology, Communications Animal protection and human-animal relationships Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Public-private cooperation Smuggling and trafficking Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-12-11 Introduced in House 2020-01-23T19:46:05Z 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.

]]> Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2019 Display Title Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 to direct the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking to develop recommendations to address wildlife trafficking on the internet and on social media, and to direct the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to develop a strategy to address wildlife trafficking on the internet and on social media, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5398ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5398ih.xml 2020-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.