HR 2415 · 101th Congress · Animals

To amend the African Elephant Conservation Act to strengthen prohibitions on importation of African elephant ivory.

Introduced 1989-05-18· Sponsored by Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.(1989-06-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the African Elephant Conservation Act to make it unlawful to import into the United States any African elephant ivory from any country: (1) which is not a member of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; (2) which does not have a population of African elephants living in the wild; (3) which is not a part of the African Continent; or (4) for which a moratorium is in effect under such Act. Exempts from such prohibition African elephant trophies legally taken by sport hunting by an importer in a country that has submitted an ivory quota.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (3)

3 Republicans