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Black Bear Protection Act of 1995

Introduced: January 4, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 26, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 24, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Jan 17, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Commerce.
Jan 17, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans.
Jan 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.
Jan 4, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Black Bear Protection Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, under the Export Administration Act of 1979, to prohibit the export of American black bear viscera.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress on the American black bear viscera trade and any Fish and Wildlife Service plans to monitor it. Requires the United States Trade Representative to discuss issues involving such trade with countries that are the leading importers of such products.

What's happening now January 26, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1 Independent 1
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 23, 1995
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 1995
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 30, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 353: Black Bear Protection Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-353/
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