Rare Cats and Canids Act of 2015
Latest action · Jun 15, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 9, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 9, 2015 to Apr 21, 2016; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 9, 2015 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jun 9, 2015 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jun 9, 2015 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jun 9, 2015 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Jun 9, 2015 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Aug 4, 2015 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Sep 11, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Sep 18, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Sep 29, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Oct 1, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Oct 20, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Mar 16, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Apr 21, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 9, 2015 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 15, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jun 9, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 9, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 91, June 9, 2015, page H4002.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-18 | FEDERAL AGENCIES' SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF ESA CONSULTATION60 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jul 29, 2015 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF10274 | Status of the African Lion and Sport Hunting Archived | Resource | Aug 7, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rare Cats and Canids Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
