3.0.0 3448 2023-01-11T13:29:55Z 2023-01-11T13:29:55Z House HR 2015-09-08 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JACKSON LEE:H.R. 3448.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H5848]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-09-08T18:00:35Z 2015-09-08 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-09-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-09-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 N Environmental Protection Customs enforcement Endangered and threatened species Hunting and fishing Trade restrictions Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2015-09-08 Introduced in House 2016-06-27T20:36:46Z Cecil the Lion Endangered and Threatened Species Act of 2015

This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit: (1) taking endangered or threatened species within the United States or U.S. territorial seas as trophies, or (2) importing such trophies.

Any person seeking to import a fish or wildlife trophy must submit documentation establishing that the trophy was taken before the enactment of this bill.

]]> Cecil the Lion Endangered and Threatened Species Act of 2015 Display Title Cecil the Lion Endangered and Threatened Species Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the taking of any endangered species or threatened species of fish or wildlife in the United States as a trophy and the importation of any such trophy into the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Cecil the Lion Endangered and Threatened Species Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3448ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3448ih.xml 2015-09-08 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.