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S. 268 (116th): Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act

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A bill to reauthorize the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and certain wildlife conservation funds, to establish prize competitions relating to the prevention of wildlife poaching and trafficking, wildlife conservation, the management of invasive species, and the protection of endangered species, to amend the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 to modify the protections provided by that Act, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

John Barrasso

Sponsor. Senior Senator for Wyoming. Republican.

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Last Updated: Feb 5, 2019
Length: 66 pages
Introduced
Jan 29, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

S. 47: John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 12, 2019. (compare text)
Cosponsors

5 Cosponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Wildlife Conservation Legislation
    — Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK, 1994-2022] (Co-sponsor) on Jan 30, 2019

EPW Business Meeting Statement
    — Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] (Co-sponsor) on Feb 5, 2019

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates S. 268 will add $430 million in new spending through 2029.

History

Jan 29, 2019
 
Introduced

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Feb 5, 2019
 
Ordered Reported

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Mar 26, 2019
 
Reported by Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

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S. 268 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 268. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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