HR 6885
115th Congress
House
Animals
Africa
Congressional oversight
Endangered and threatened species
Government studies and investigations
Hunting and fishing
Tanzania
Trade restrictions
User charges and fees
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Zambia
Zimbabwe
CECIL Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Sep 25, 2018
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 25, 2018
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal Trophies Act or the CECIL Act
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 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6885: CECIL Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6885/
"H.R. 6885: CECIL Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6885/.
H.R. 6885, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6885/.
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