Tag: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

January 20, 2022

Committee advances Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources advanced the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (H.R. 2773) in a bipartisan vote during this week’s full committee markup on the legislation. The bill...

December 22, 2021

TWS chapters take action on Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

In early December, TWS chapters across the country took action to request co-sponsorship and build support for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (S. 2372; H.R. 2773) leading up to a...

December 9, 2021

Senate hearing examines Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discussed the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (S. 2372; H.R. 2773) during a hearing yesterday. The Wildlife Society, alongside the American Fisheries...

October 1, 2021

Support builds for Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, a key priority for The Wildlife Society, is continuing to gain support in both chambers of the U.S. Congress, setting up an opportunity for movement...

August 4, 2021

House subcommittee discusses Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

At a hearing held by the Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee of the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee last week, legislators expressed their support for the passage of Recovering America’s...

July 27, 2021

RAWA bill introduced in the U.S. Senate

Last week, Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) introduced the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act in the U.S. Senate. The landmark legislation would provide about $1.4 billion annually to state, territorial...

July 1, 2021

TWS chapters ‘visit’ hill for Recovering Act

Representatives from several chapters of The Wildlife Society joined other members of the Alliance for America’s Fish and Wildlife last week for a virtual fly-in event, meeting virtually with their...

April 22, 2021

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act reintroduced to U.S. House

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 Fortenberry, R-Neb. They were joined by eight of...

March 10, 2021

RAWA offers tribes major increase in conservation dollars

Passing the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act could be significant for state wildlife conservation efforts, but it could be transformative for tribal programs, drastically increasing the federal funds they currently receive....

March 9, 2021

USFS to spend $285 million in infrastructure projects

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Monday that the Biden administration will spend $285 million on over 500 infrastructure projects in national forests and grasslands to improve public access and...