Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act

Bill: 114-s-1918
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2015-08-03
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species

Hunting and fishing

Trade restrictions

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2015-08-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-08-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1918 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 3, 2015 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Booker , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Cardin , Ms. Mikulski , and Mr. Markey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to extend the import- and export-related provision of that Act to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under that Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies Act . 2. Amendment to Endangered Species Act of 1973 Section 9(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1538(a)(1) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) for any such species listed, or proposed to be listed, under section 4, import the species into, or export the species from, the United States; .