US HB2245 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 60-0)
Status: Introduced on April 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-21 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 563.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-21 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 563.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Addresses international wildlife conservation efforts and trophy hunting. Specifically, this bill restricts (1) the importation or exportation of species that have been proposed to be listed as threatened or endangered species, or (2) the importation of a sport-hunted trophy of a threatened species or endangered species. In addition, the bill abolishes the International Wildlife Conservation Council of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Finally, the Government Accountability Office must study the effectiveness of trophy hunting in supporting international wildlife conservation efforts.
Title
CECIL Act Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal Trophies Act
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-21 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 563. |
| 2020-12-21 | House | Committee on Ways and Means discharged. |
| 2020-12-21 | House | Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged. |
| 2020-12-21 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-680, Part I. |
| 2019-09-18 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16. |
| 2019-09-18 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2019-09-18 | House | Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged. |
| 2019-07-18 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| 2019-04-29 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. |
| 2019-04-10 | House | Referred to the Subcommitte on Trade. |
| 2019-04-10 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-04-10 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-04-10 | House | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2019-04-10 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Africa
Animals
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Endangered and threatened species
Government studies and investigations
Hunting and fishing
Rule of law and government transparency
Tanzania
Trade restrictions
User charges and fees
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Animals
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Endangered and threatened species
Government studies and investigations
Hunting and fishing
Rule of law and government transparency
Tanzania
Trade restrictions
User charges and fees
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Zambia
Zimbabwe
