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Bear Protection Act of 2001

Introduced: February 6, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Feb 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Feb 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 6, 2001
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.
Feb 6, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Bear Protection Act of 2001 - Prohibits any person from: (1) importing bear viscera into, or exporting it from, the United States; or (2) selling bear viscera, bartering, offering it for sale or barter, or purchasing, possessing, transporting, delivering, or receiving it in interstate or foreign commerce. Subjects persons who violate such prohibitions to specified penalties. Waives such prohibition for wildlife law enforcement purposes where a valid permit has been issued.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to continue discussions concerning trade in bear viscera with the appropriate representatives of Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and with other representatives of countries that are not party to the Convention which are determined to be the leading importers, exporters, or consumers of such products, in order to establish coordinated efforts with such countries to protect bears.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect State regulation of bear population or to affect the lawful hunting of bears under State law.

What's happening now February 15, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 23 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 29, 2002
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 20, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 13, 2001
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 13, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 28, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Aug 2, 2001
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 25, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 25, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 25, 2001
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 25, 2001
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 14, 2001
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 28, 2001
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 6, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 6, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 6, 2001
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 6, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 6, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 6, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 6, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Feb 6, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 6, 2001
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 6, 2001
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 6, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 397: Bear Protection Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-397/
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H.R. 397, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-397/.
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