# 116-hr-5493: To prohibit the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service from awarding grants to entities that fund or support gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, and for other purposes.

116-hr-5493, To prohibit the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service from awarding grants to entities that fund or support gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, and for other purposes., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (R-UT); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5493
- Congress: 116
- Title: To prohibit the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service from awarding grants to entities that fund or support gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Introduced: 2019-12-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill prohibits the Fish and Wildlife Service from awarding specified wildlife conservation grants to entities that fund or support certain persons or entities that are credibly alleged to have committed gross human rights violations.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5493 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5493)

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- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5493 (as of 2025-11-18).