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HR 3132 102th Congress House

Marine Mammal Public Display Reform Act of 1991

Official title: To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to provide for State disapproval of issuance of permits for the taking of marine mammals in protected State waters.

Introduced: July 31, 1991 See on congress.gov
Animals Environmental ProtectionFederal preemptionLicensesMarine mammal protectionState laws
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Aug 12, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.
Aug 12, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from Commerce.
Jul 31, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Jul 31, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 12, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Marine Mammal Public Display Reform Act of 1991 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to prohibit issuance of a permit for the taking of any marine mammal in the waters of a State for public display if: (1) issuance of the permit would be inconsistent with State law; and (2) the Governor of such State submits to the Secretary of the department in which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is operating and the Secretary of the Interior notice of disapproval of the issuance of such permit.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 24, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3132: Marine Mammal Public Display Reform Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3132/
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"H.R. 3132: Marine Mammal Public Display Reform Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3132/.
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H.R. 3132, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3132/.
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