House bill · 107th Congress · Public Law 107-112

Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001

H.R. 645Introduced Feb 14, 2001Policy area: Animals

Became law on Jan 8, 2002.

Sponsor: Rep. Wayne Gilchrest R-MD

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 14, 2001
Committee actionMay 16, 2001
Passed HouseJun 25, 2001 · by voice vote
Passed SenateDec 18, 2001 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentDec 27, 2001
Became lawJan 8, 2002

Latest action: Jan 8, 2002 — Became Public Law No: 107-112.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 645.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 645, Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001” on May 18, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 16, 2001</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 18, 2001 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13061
CBO publication date
May 18, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 645, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/645
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 645, Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001” on May 18, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on May 16, 2001”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 18, 2001 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13061
CBO publication date
May 18, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 645, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/645
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dea56bcf9fd88a7a6f777264223ce25c02a84edb03fd211605b9d73e8d6d1e44
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 645, Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001” on November 20, 2001. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on November 8, 2001</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 20, 2001 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13409
CBO publication date
November 20, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 645, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/645
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dea56bcf9fd88a7a6f777264223ce25c02a84edb03fd211605b9d73e8d6d1e44
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 645, Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001” on November 20, 2001. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on November 8, 2001”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 20, 2001 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/13409
CBO publication date
November 20, 2001
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 645, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/645
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dea56bcf9fd88a7a6f777264223ce25c02a84edb03fd211605b9d73e8d6d1e44
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 107-109 ↗; S. Rept. 107-105 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported November 30, 2001 ↗
Evidence
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committeeReports
Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/HRPT/109
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/107/SRPT/105
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 645, 107th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/645
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 13, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dea56bcf9fd88a7a6f777264223ce25c02a84edb03fd211605b9d73e8d6d1e44
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats

2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS).

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Wayne Gilchrest.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-1 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.