S. 2395 · 118th Congress

WILD Act

Introduced on Jul 19, 2023 by Thomas R. Carper (D-DE). One cosponsor. Latest action (Dec 11, 2023): By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 118-128.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jul 19, 2023
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Animals
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Africa
  • Animal protection and human-animal relationships
  • Asia
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Mammals
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Reptiles
  • Smuggling and trafficking
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Thomas R. CarperD-DESponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jul 19, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 19, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  3. Jul 26, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Jul 26, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Committee consideration held. Business Meeting printed. S. Hrg. 118-714.
  5. Jul 26, 2023Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. Without written report.
  6. Jul 26, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. Without written report.
  7. Jul 26, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 179.
  8. Dec 11, 2023By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 118-128.
  9. Dec 11, 2023 · SenateBy Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 118-128.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  2. Wild Landscapes, Inc.5 reports
    $410K reported (all issues)
  3. Wildlife Conservation Society5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETYAI match · 100%
  4. World Wildlife Fund, Inc.5 reports
    $730K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.AI match · 100%
  5. Zoological Association of America5 reports
    $55K reported (all issues)
  6. AMERICAN ZOO AND AQUARIUM ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  7. The Nature Conservancy2 reports
    $1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE NATURE CONSERVANCYAI match · 100%
  8. HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND1 report
    $240K reported (all issues)
  9. San Diego Zoo Global1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.