H.R. 1787 · 105th Congress · enacted
Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997
Became Public Law No: 105-96.
Latest official action 1997-11-19 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to use amounts in the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund (established under this Act) to provide financial assistance for projects for the conservation of Asian elephants for which final project proposals are approved by the Secretary. Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) requirements for project proposals; (2) project review and approval; (3) reporting requirements for recipients of assistance provided by this Act; and (4) priority for projects for which there exists some measure of matching funds. Prohibits grants provided by this Act from being used for captive breeding of Asian elephants other than for release in the wild. Establishes the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund. Authorizes appropriations.
Congressional Research Service · 1997-09-23
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Frank Pallone, Jr.
House · NJ District 6 · Democratic
$1,619,699PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bernard Sanders
Senate · VT · Independent
-$5,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Diana DeGette
House · CO District 1 · Democratic
$900,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
26 of 26 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$20,000
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS POLITICAL PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE$20,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$17,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$17,500
1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC$16,000
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$15,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY BRAINPAC$15,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$15,000
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$15,000
AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$15,000
DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC)$15,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
JOHNSON & JOHNSON POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)$15,000
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$15,000
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC)$14,500
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$14,000
HEALTHCARE DISTRIBUTION ALLIANCE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
ZENECA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AZPAC)$13,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$12,500
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES INC PAC; AKA ACP SERVICES PAC$12,500
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC$12,500
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - OSTEOPATHIC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
ECHOSTAR CORPORATION AND DISH NETWORK CORPORATION PAC (ECHOSTAR DISH NETWORK PAC)$12,500
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC$12,500
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC$12,500
NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
OPTION CARE HEALTH, INC. PAC$12,500
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED PAC (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP PAC)$12,500
US ONCOLOGY INC. NETWORK POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
VIATRIS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VIAPAC)$12,500
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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