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HR 2240 104th Congress House

Bear Protection Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Interior to prohibit the import, export, sale, purchase, and possession of bear viscera or products that contain or claim to co… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Interior to prohibit the import, export, sale, purchase, and possession of bear viscera or products that contain or claim to contain bear viscera, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 14, 1995 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 18, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Aug 9, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Treasury, USTR.
Aug 9, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans.
Aug 8, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Aug 4, 1995
Introduced in House
Aug 4, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action August 18, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bear Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prohibit: (1) the import into, or export from, the United States of bear viscera; and (2) the sale, barter, offer of sale or barter, purchase, or possession with intent to sell or barter, in interstate or foreign commerce, of bear viscera.

Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the bear viscera trade and any U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to monitor it. Requires the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary to discuss issues involving such trade with representatives of countries that are the leading importers, exporters, or consumers of such products.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 28, 1996
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 27, 1996
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 11, 1995
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 29, 1995
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Sep 14, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2240: Bear Protection Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2240/
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"H.R. 2240: Bear Protection Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2240/.
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H.R. 2240, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2240/.
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