Recovering America's Wildlife Act
Scott Meister
Illinois Wildlifers,
The 117th Congress is scheduled to adjourn at the beginning of 2023 and a final push to pass the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) is underway. In June 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed RAWA (H.R. 2773), and RAWA supporters are optimistic the Senate’s version of the bill (S. 2372) will be considered before adjourning. If passed, RAWA could provide over $36 million annually to the State of Illinois for wildlife conservation. For more information on RAWA please visit TWS’ page here.
TWS units and their members are encouraged to take action by contacting their Senators to urge a vote on RAWA. As your Conservation Affairs Representative, I will take the following actions on the chapter’s behalf:
- Email the attached letters to the environmental staff of Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.
- Call the Washington offices of Senators Durbin and Duckworth urging floor action.
- Sign-on to a RAWA support letter organized by the Alliance for America’s Fish & Wildlife to be delivered to Congressional leadership.
As individuals, TWS members can act by:
- Calling the Washington offices of Senators Dick Durbin (202-224-2152) and Tammy Duckworth (202-224-2854) to urge RAWA passage. TWS has provided a phone script to assist.
- Utilize the Alliance for America’s Fish & Wildlife action alert center to email a message to our senators.
Please let me know if you have any questions about RAWA. Thank you!
Scott Meister, CWB®
Conservation Affairs Representative
Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society
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