HR 3526
114th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Congressional oversight
Endangered and threatened species
Government studies and investigations
Hunting and fishing
Licensing and registrations
Mammals
Trade restrictions
User charges and fees
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
CECIL Act
Introduced: September 16, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 21, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Sep 16, 2015
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.
Sep 16, 2015
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal Trophies Act or the CECIL Act
This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to apply the Act's prohibitions on importing or exporting species listed as threatened or endangered to species proposed to be listed as well.
The Government Accountability Office must conduct and submit a report on the results of a study of the effectiveness of trophy hunting in supporting international wildlife conservation efforts.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Committees of jurisdiction
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