# 114-hr-4019: Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2015

114-hr-4019, Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4019
- Congress: 114
- Title: Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
- Introduced: 2015-11-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 40
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit taking, importing, or exporting the killer whale (orcinus orca) species, or any product that contains that species, for public display purposes. The bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit any person from artificially inseminating or breeding that species for exhibition purposes.

## Cosponsors (40)

- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2015-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2015-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2015-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2015-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2016-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- LORETTA SANCHEZ (D-CA), 2016-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2016-02-01T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2016-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2016-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2016-04-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2016-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2016-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- JIM MCDERMOTT (D-WA), 2016-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2016-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2016-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2016-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-2867: Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-4019 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4019)

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