# 114-hr-2697: Rare Cats and Canids Act of 2015

114-hr-2697, Rare Cats and Canids Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2697
- Congress: 114
- Title: Rare Cats and Canids Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Introduced: 2015-06-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 39
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Rare Cats and Canids Act of 2015 This bill establishes a Rare Cats and Canids Conservation Fund as a separate account within the Multinational Species Conservation Fund. The Department of the Interior must use amounts in the fund to provide assistance for the conservation of rare felids and rare canids. Grant amounts may not be used for captive breeding unless it is a part of an accredited reintroduction or restoration program. Rare felids or rare canids are any population in the family Felidae (cats) or Canidae (dogs), respectively, that are listed in the Red List of Threatened Species Maintained by the World Conservation Union as near-threatened, vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered, excluding any population native to the United States or Canada. Tigers are not considered to be rare felids. Interior may convene an advisory group of individuals representing organizations actively involved in the conservation of felids and canids.

## Cosponsors (39)

- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2015-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2015-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2015-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- SANDER LEVIN (D-MI), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY), 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2015-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2015-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- SAM FARR (D-CA), 2015-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2015-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2015-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2015-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2015-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2015-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2015-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2015-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2016-04-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-2697 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2697)

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