HR 2245
116th Congress
House
Animals
Africa
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
CECIL Act
Introduced: April 10, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 21, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 563.
Dec 21, 2020
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Dec 21, 2020
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Dec 21, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-680, Part I.
Sep 18, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 16.
Sep 18, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 18, 2019
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Jul 18, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the Subcommitte on Trade.
Apr 10, 2019
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.
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large Animal Trophies Act or the CECIL Act
This bill addresses international wildlife conservation efforts and trophy hunting.
Specifically, this bill restricts 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.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 563.