Wildlife Without Borders Authorization Act

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide international wildlife management and conservation programs through the Wildlife Without Borders Program in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and for other purposes.

12/11/2007--Introduced.
Wildlife Without Borders Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a Wildlife Without Borders Program within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide international wildlife conservation assistance through the initiation, facilitation, and promotion of locally adapted wildlife management and conservation programs in coordination with non-governmental organizations, governments, private businesses, and community leaders. Specifies the species, regional, and global program components that shall be included in the Wildlife Without Borders Program. Permits the Secretary, in the administration of the Wildlife Without Borders Program, to accept donated funds and to use them for capacity building, grants, and other on-the-ground uses carried out under the regional and global program components authorized by this Act.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. H. James Saxton [R, NJ-3]
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Committees

• House Natural Resources
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  • House Natural Resources
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Amendments to H.R.4455

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
December 11, 2007

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• Jun 24, 2008: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
• Dec 17, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
• Dec 11, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
• Dec 11, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2537)
• Introduced on Dec 11, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Wildlife management
• Wildlife conservation
• Public-private partnerships
• Nongovernmental organizations
• 9 more
• International environmental cooperation
• International affairs
• Gifts
• Foreign policy
• Executive departments
• Environmental protection
• Business
• Animals
• Natural resources

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June 25, 2008 WWF - Senior WWF official Urges Congress to Embrace Global ...

Dillon made his remarks before the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans at a hearing on H.R. 4455, which would create a new Wildlife Without Borders program. In his testimony, Dillon said WWF supports the ...

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