H.R. 2245: CECIL Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-10 · Animals · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 563.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 563. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

CECIL Act

Plain 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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part I), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

CECIL Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · 59 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2245, CECIL Act (2020-02-03)

Cosponsors on this site

Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Darren Soto (D-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), André Carson (D-IN), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Dina Titus (D-NV), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Bill Foster (D-IL)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part I)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr2245.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2245 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116