US Congress House Bill 2697 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-1)
Status: Introduced on June 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-06-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Federal Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Rare Cats and Canids Act of 2015 This bill establishes a Rare Cats and Canids Conservation Fund as a separate account within the Multinational Species Conservation Fund. The Department of the Interior must use amounts in the fund to provide assistance for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids. Grant amounts may not be used for captive breeding unless it is a part of an accredited reintroduction or restoration program. Rare felids or rare canids are any population in the family Felidae (cats) or Canidae (dogs), respectively, that are listed in the Red List of Threatened Species Maintained by the World Conservation Union as near-threatened, vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered, excluding any population native to the United States or Canada. Tigers are not considered to be rare felids. Interior may convene an advisory group of individuals representing organizations actively involved in the conservation of felids and canids.

Rare Cats and Canids Act of 2015

Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2015-06-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2015-06-09	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2697/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2697/BILLS-114hr2697ih.pdf