Conservation in Congress for 2020
The second session of the 116th Congress will likely see progress on some of the conservation priorities advanced in 2019. Legislation passed by the House, such as ...
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First session of 116th Congress wraps up
When Congress adjourned at the end of December, it closed out the first session of the 116th Congress, which saw progress on a number of conservation priorities. ...
Committee approves Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
Last week, the House Committee on Natural Resources voted to approve the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742), which would provide about $1.4 billion to ...
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act surpasses 150 co-sponsors
Congressional support for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) continues to grow, with 152 representatives now in support of the legislation. The ...
TWS highlights legislative priorities for senators
The Wildlife Society joined nearly three dozen other organizations — all members of the American Wildlife Conservation Partners — to send a letter to the ...
Coalition rallies around Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
The bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 3742) was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on July 12. Over 60 original cosponsors joined ...
TWS backs reintroduced Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
The bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act was reintroduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich and Jeff ...
115th Congress ends without federal budget, LWCF, RAWA
The lame-duck Congress was unable to reach agreement on the federal budget by the Dec. 21 deadline, sending some federal government agencies into a shutdown. While ...
Texas student chapters engage on RAWA
The board of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society used a portion of the 2018-2019 Jim Teer Leadership Institute for Early Career Professional Training to work ...
TWS advises Senate committee considering wildlife funding
Last week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing examining the funding needed for wildlife conservation, recovery and management. ...