# 116-hr-2245: CECIL Act

116-hr-2245, CECIL Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 563. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-2245
- Congress: 116
- Title: CECIL Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 563.
- Introduced: 2019-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 59
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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 (1) the importation or exportation of species that have been proposed to be listed as threatened or endangered species, or (2) 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.

## Cosponsors (59)

- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2019-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2019-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2019-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2019-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2019-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2019-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2019-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2019-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2019-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2019-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2019-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2019-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2019-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2019-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2019-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2019-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL), 2019-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2019-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2019-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2019-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2019-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2019-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2019-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2019-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] (D-FL), 2019-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2019-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2019-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2019-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2019-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2019-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2019-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2019-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2019-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2019-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2019-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2019-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- NITA LOWEY (D-NY), 2019-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2019-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2020-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-2245 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2245)

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