Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related to, and regulatory matters regarding: international foreign assistance funding; the Arctic region; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; wildlife crime; and climate change Other Specific Activities: Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1247/S. 480) - support Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act (H.R. 5885/S. 826) - support Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act (H.R. 5697) - support Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act (H.R. 1784/S. 991) - support SAVES Act (H.R. 2603) - oppose Allowing Alaska IVORY Act (S. 1965) - oppose, advocate for changes reflecting conservation priorities Tropical Forest Conservation Authorization Act of 2017 (S. 1023) - support Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act (H.R. 4819 / S. 3196) - support American Prairie Conservation Act (H.R. 3939/S. 1913) - support Save our Seas Act of 2017 (S. 756/ H.R. 2752) - support Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (S. 3042) - support conservation titles AQUAA Act (H.R. 6966/S. 3138) - support Recognizing the Need for China to Maintain its Ban on Rhinoceros and Tiger Parts (H.Res. 1177) - support USMCA Agreement (not yet introduced) - support strong and effective environmental provisions in renegotiated agreement H.R. 1-10 on Paris Agreement & subnational action (not yet introduced) - support; advocating for sound design of the Paris Rulebook and phasing out Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation WTO Fisheries Subsidies - support renewed plurilateral and WTO discussions on curtailing fishing subsidies U.S. Policy on Climate Change (no legislation yet introduced) - support multi-pronged approach for addressing climate change U.S. Policy on ICAO CORSIA - support corresponding adjustments of emissions units used by airlines towards compliance obligations U.S. Policy to Block Import of Illegally Harvested Seafood - support; advocate for appropriations; advocate for legislation establishing all-government approach U.S. Policy on International Action to Address Ocean Plastics - support

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R.909/S.322 - Pet and Women Safety Protection Act, To protect victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence from emotional and psychological trauma caused by acts of violence or threats of violence against their pets. H.R.1818 - Big Cat Public Safety Act, This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from breeding or possessing prohibited wildlife species (i.e., any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Breeding means facilitating propagation or reproduction (whether intentionally or negligently), or failing to prevent propagation or reproduction. H. R. 3133 - To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce unnecessary permitting delays by clarifying associated procedures to increase economic development and support coastal restoration programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 2 This bill (commonly known as the farm bill) reauthorizes through FY2023 and modifies Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs H.R.5697 - Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 H.R. 113 - Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017, This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem equine (horses and other members of the equidae family) parts to be an unsafe food additive or animal drug.The bill prohibits the knowing sale or transport of equines or equine parts for human consumption. H.R. 1456 - Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2017, This bill makes it illegal to possess, buy, or sell shark fins or any product containing shark fins. A person may possess a shark fin that was lawfully taken consistent with a license or permit under certain circumstances.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Various issues relating to the Endangered Species Act; wildlife import permits; changes of certain federal lands to wilderness, national conservation areas or other land designations; the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act; hunting rights and access (including regulations) on federal lands; the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulations concerning the types of ammunition that can be used on federal lands; Chronic Wasting Disease; proposed land exchanges and conveyances; the Antiquities Act; recreational shooting on federal lands; the Department of the Interior and the United States Department of Agriculture; and related matters. H.R.224, H.R.225, H.R.226, H.R.227, S.33, H.R.424, S.164, H.R.788, S.J.Res.18, S.376, H.R.1273, S.478, S.593, S.733, H.R.1945, S.935, H.R.2134, H.R.2591, H.R.2603, S.1214, H.R.3266, S.1609, S.1613, H.R.3543, H.R.3608, H.R.3668, H.R.4454, H.R.4489, H.R.4647, S.2252, S.2277, H.R.4883, H.R.5148, H.R.5149, H.R.5690, H.R.5697, H.R.5875, H.R.6007, H.R.6119, H.R.6197, H.R.6272, H.R.6344, H.R.6355, H.R.6356, H.R.6410, S.3223, H.R.6484, H.R.6492, H.R.6520, H.R.6521, H.R.6522, H.R.6583, H.R.6596, H.R.6784, H.R.6843, H.R.6877, H.R.6885, H.R.6924, H.R.6939

Client expense: $2,100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Multinational Species Conservation Fund Re-authorization (H.R.227), Wild Act(S.826 & HR5885), Federal regulations regarding commercial trade in wildlife products, marine protected areas, Mid Atlantic Regional Ocean Plan, Save Vanishing Species Semipostal Stamp (S.480&H.R. 1247); Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act (H.R. 5248), Endangered Species Act, SAVES Act (H.R. 2603), SEA Act (H.R. 3133), Marine Mammal Protection Act, RAWR Act(H.R.6197), Wildlife Conservation and Anti Trafficking Act(H.R.5697), International Wildlife Conservation Council.

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related to, and regulatory matters regarding: international foreign assistance funding; the Arctic region; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; wildlife crime; and climate change. Other Specific Activities: Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1247/S. 480) - support Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act (H.R. 5885/S. 826) - support Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act (H.R. 5697) - support Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act (H.R. 1784/S. 991) - support Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act (H.R. 200) - oppose SAVES Act (H.R. 2603) - oppose Allowing Alaska IVORY Act (S. 1965) - advocate for changes reflecting conservation priorities Tropical Forest Conservation Authorization Act of 2017 (S. 1023) - support Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act (H.R. 4819) - support Wildlife Conservation & Anti-Trafficking Act (H.R. 5697) - support American Prairie Conservation Act (H.R. 3939/S. 1913) - support Save our Seas Act of 2017 (S. 756/ H.R. 2752) - support Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (H.R. 2/S. 3042) - support conservation titles FAA Reauthorization Act (S. 1405) - oppose supersonics provision, advocate for changes Unintroduced legislation Regarding U.S. Forest Protection - support legislation addressing US deforestation AQUAA Act (H.R. 6966/S. 3138) - support NAFTA Renegotiation - support strong and effective environmental provisions in renegotiated agreement WTO Fisheries Subsidies - support renewed plurilateral and WTO discussions on curtailing fishing subsidies Maritime SAFE Act (S. 3400) - support Regulations Addressing Forced Labor - support U.S. Policy on Climate Change - support U.S. participation in Paris Agreement U.S. Policy on ICAO CORSIA - support; advocate against inclusion of fossil fuels; advocate for strong sustainability criteria for fuels U.S. Policy to Block Import of Illegally Harvested Seafood - support; advocate for appropriations; advocate for legislation establishing all-government approach NOAA Trusted Trader Seafood Import Monitoring Regulations - support

H.R.224 - Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was: (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations. H.R.225 - Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear parts taken legally in sport hunts in Canada. H.R.226 - African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act (AECA) through FY2022. H.R.227 - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund through FY2022. S.33 - Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - Before a national monument can be designated on public land, the President must obtain congressional approval, certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and receive notice from the governor of the state in which the monument is to be located that the state legislature has enacted legislation approving its designation. H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 - This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue: (1) the final rule published on December 28, 2011, that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and that removed the designation of critical habitat for that wolf in Minnesota and Michigan; and (2) the final rule published on September 10, 2012, that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list and removed the Yellowstone Experimental Protection Area that was established to facilitate reintroduction of the wolf. S.164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. H.R.788 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorizing a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for those costs; (3) limiting the federal share of those costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) requiring amounts provided for those costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years. S.J.Res.18 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska. S.376 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species. H.R.1273 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. S.478 - Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2017 - To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to prohibit baiting exemptions on certain land. S.593 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States. S.733 - A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. H.R.1945 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee Act - This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. S.935 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of certain black vultures and ravens, and for other purposes. H.R.2134 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.2591 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.2603 - SAVES Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that nonnative species in the United States shall not be treated as endangered species or threatened species for purposes of that Act. S.1214 - Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act. H.R.3266 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1609 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1613 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.3543 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a categorical exclusion for covered vegetative management activities carried out to establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer, and for other purposes. H.R.3608 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.3668 - SHARE Act - To provide for the preservation of sportsmens heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes. H.R.4647 - Recovering America's Wildlife Act- To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other purposes. S.2277 - A bill to require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States.- To require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States. H.R.4883 - Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act- To provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. H.R.5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act- To release certain wilderness study areas in the State of Montana. H.R.5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act- To provide that certain wilderness study areas in Montana have been adequately studied for wilderness designation. H.R.5690 - ProTECT Act of 2018- To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the taking for a trophy of any endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife in the United States and the importation of endangered and threatened species trophies into the United States, and for other purposes. H.R.5697 - Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018- To support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, provide dedicated funding for wildlife conservation at no expense to taxpayers, and for other purposes. H.R.5875 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes.- To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes. H.R.6007 - Restoring Access to Public Lands Act- To release certain Federal land in California from wilderness study, and for other purposes. H.R.6119 - To remove the red wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife for North Carolina, and for other purposes.- To remove the red wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife for North Carolina, and for other purposes. H.R.6197 - RAWR Act- To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime, and for other purposes.

Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related to, and regulatory matters regarding: international foreign assistance funding; the Arctic region; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; wildlife crime; and climate change. Other Specific Activities: Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2) - support conservation title and working land programs; support closing the Sodsaver loophole and making the program national Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1247/S. 480) - support Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act (H.R. 5885/S. 826) - support Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act (H.R. 1784/S. 991) - support Recovering Americas wildlife Act (H.R. 4647) - support federal funding for black-footed ferret recovery Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act (H.R. 200) - oppose SAVES Act (H.R. 2603) - oppose SECURE American Energy Act (H.R. 4239) - oppose Allowing Alaska IVORY Act (S. 1965) - advocate for changes reflecting conservation priorities Tropical Forest Conservation Authorization Act of 2017 (S. 1023) - support Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act (H.R. 4819) - support; advocate for changes to reflect conservation priorities Wildlife Conservation & Anti-Trafficking Act (H.R. 5697) - support Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act (not yet introduced) - support American Prairie Conservation Act (H.R. 3939/S. 1913) - support Save our Seas Act of 2017 (S. 756/ H.R. 2752) - support FAA Reauthorization Act (S. 1405) - oppose Lee-Gardner amendment regarding sound emissions for supersonic travel Unintroduced legislation Regarding U.S. Watershed Management - support legislation that focuses on watershed management and conservation priorities Unintroduced Legislation regarding Offshore Aquaculture - support NAFTA Renegotiation - support strong and effective environmental provisions in renegotiated agreement WTO Fisheries Subsidies - support renewed plurilateral and WTO discussions on curtailing fishing subsidies USAID Support of Community-Based Conservation Work - support; advocate working with private sector partners on issues of illegal wildlife trade and forestry/ag work Regulations Addressing Forced Labor - support U.S. Policy on Paris Agreement - support U.S. participation in Paris Agreement, including sound design of rulebook encouraging transparency, accountability, sound accounting of emissions nits, and mechanisms for country collaboration U.S. Policy on ICAO CORSIA - support; advocate against inclusion of fossil fuels; advocate for strong sustainability criteria for fuels U.S. Policy to Block Import of Illegally Harvested Seafood - support; advocate for appropriations; advocate for legislation establishing all-government approach

H.R.224 - Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was: (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations. H.R.225 - Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear parts taken legally in sport hunts in Canada. H.R.226 - African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act (AECA) through FY2022. H.R.227 - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund through FY2022. S.33 - Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - Before a national monument can be designated on public land, the President must obtain congressional approval, certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and receive notice from the governor of the state in which the monument is to be located that the state legislature has enacted legislation approving its designation. H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 - This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue: (1) the final rule published on December 28, 2011, that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and that removed the designation of critical habitat for that wolf in Minnesota and Michigan; and (2) the final rule published on September 10, 2012, that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list and removed the Yellowstone Experimental Protection Area that was established to facilitate reintroduction of the wolf. S.164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. H.R.788 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorizing a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for those costs; (3) limiting the federal share of those costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) requiring amounts provided for those costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years. S.J.Res.18 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska. S.376 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species. H.R.1273 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. S.478 - Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2017 - To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to prohibit baiting exemptions on certain land. S.593 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States. S.733 - A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. H.R.1945 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee Act - This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. S.935 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of certain black vultures and ravens, and for other purposes. H.R.2134 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.2591 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.2603 - SAVES Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that nonnative species in the United States shall not be treated as endangered species or threatened species for purposes of that Act. S.1214 - Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act. H.R.3266 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1609 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1613 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.3543 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a categorical exclusion for covered vegetative management activities carried out to establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer, and for other purposes. H.R.3608 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.3668 - SHARE Act - To provide for the preservation of sportsmens heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes. H.R.4647 - Recovering America's Wildlife Act- To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other purposes. S.2277 - A bill to require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States.- To require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States. H.R.4883 - Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act- To provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. H.R.5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act- To release certain wilderness study areas in the State of Montana. H.R.5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act- To provide that certain wilderness study areas in Montana have been adequately studied for wilderness designation. H.R.5690 - ProTECT Act of 2018- To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the taking for a trophy of any endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife in the United States and the importation of endangered and threatened species trophies into the United States, and for other purposes. H.R.5697 - Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018- To support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, provide dedicated funding for wildlife conservation at no expense to taxpayers, and for other purposes. H.R.5875 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes.- To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes. H.R.6007 - Restoring Access to Public Lands Act- To release certain Federal land in California from wilderness study, and for other purposes. H.R.6119 - To remove the red wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife for North Carolina, and for other purposes.- To remove the red wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife for North Carolina, and for other purposes. H.R.6197 - RAWR Act- To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime, and for other purposes.

H.R.224 - Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was: (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations. H.R.225 - Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act - This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear parts taken legally in sport hunts in Canada. H.R.226 - African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act (AECA) through FY2022. H.R.227 - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act - This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund through FY2022. S.33 - Improved National Monument Designation Process Act - Before a national monument can be designated on public land, the President must obtain congressional approval, certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and receive notice from the governor of the state in which the monument is to be located that the state legislature has enacted legislation approving its designation. H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 - This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue: (1) the final rule published on December 28, 2011, that removed the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and that removed the designation of critical habitat for that wolf in Minnesota and Michigan; and (2) the final rule published on September 10, 2012, that removed the gray wolf in Wyoming from the list and removed the Yellowstone Experimental Protection Area that was established to facilitate reintroduction of the wolf. S.164 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rules relating to the listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and the State of Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. H.R.788 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges by: (1) authorizing a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorizing a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for those costs; (3) limiting the federal share of those costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) requiring amounts provided for those costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years. S.J.Res.18 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska. S.376 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, to make publicly available on the Internet the best scientific and commercial data available that are the basis for the determination of whether a species is an endangered species or a threatened species, including each proposed regulation for the listing of a species. H.R.1273 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. S.478 - Hunter and Farmer Protection Act of 2017 - To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to prohibit baiting exemptions on certain land. S.593 - Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States. S.733 - A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. H.R.1945 - Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee Act - This bill amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. S.935 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of certain black vultures and ravens, and for other purposes. H.R.2134 - Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.2591 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.2603 - SAVES Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that nonnative species in the United States shall not be treated as endangered species or threatened species for purposes of that Act. S.1214 - Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act - To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency with respect to certain sporting good articles, and to exempt those articles from a definition under that Act. H.R.3266 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1609 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. S.1613 - Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. H.R.3543 - Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017 - To require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a categorical exclusion for covered vegetative management activities carried out to establish or improve habitat for greater sage-grouse and mule deer, and for other purposes. H.R.3608 - Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication on the Internet of the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or threatened species, and for other purposes. H.R.3668 - SHARE Act - To provide for the preservation of sportsmens heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes. H.R.4647 - Recovering America's Wildlife Act- To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other purposes. S.2277 - A bill to require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States.- To require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States. H.R.4883 - Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act- To provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. H.R.5148 - Protect Public Use of Public Lands Act- To release certain wilderness study areas in the State of Montana. H.R.5149 - Unlocking Public Lands Act- To provide that certain wilderness study areas in Montana have been adequately studied for wilderness designation. H.R.5690 - ProTECT Act of 2018- To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the taking for a trophy of any endangered or threatened species of fish or wildlife in the United States and the importation of endangered and threatened species trophies into the United States, and for other purposes. H.R.5697 - Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018- To support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, provide dedicated funding for wildlife conservation at no expense to taxpayers, and for other purposes. H.R.5875 - To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes.- To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes. H.R.6007 - Restoring Access to Public Lands Act- To release certain Federal land in California from wilderness study, and for other purposes. H.R.6119 - To remove the red wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife for North Carolina, and for other purposes.- To remove the red wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife for North Carolina, and for other purposes. H.R.6197 - RAWR Act- To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime, and for other purposes.