House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Targeted Use of Sanctions for Killing Elephants and Rhinoceros Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 22, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 19, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1945.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DeFAZIO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 59, April 22, 2015, Page H2418):Article I, section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 22, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1945, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1945
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
21 cosponsors — 21 Democrats
0 of 21 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Donna Edwards (D-MD), Lois Frankel (D-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), William Keating (D-MA), Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), David Loebsack (D-IA), Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.