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HR 1472 108th Congress House

Don't Feed the Bears Act of 2003

Official title: To require the adoption and enforcement of regulations to prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal public lands in order to end the hunting practic… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the adoption and enforcement of regulations to prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal public lands in order to end the hunting practice known as "bear baiting" and reduce the number of dangerous interactions between people and bears.

Introduced: June 11, 2003 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedureAgriculture and FoodAnimalsBears
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Department of AgricultureDepartment of the InteriorGovernment Operations and PoliticsHuntingLawNational forestsNational parksProtection of animalsWildlife conservationWildlife refuges
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2003
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 31, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
Mar 31, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Mar 31, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Mar 31, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Mar 27, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Mar 27, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 2003

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Don't Feed the Bears Act of 2003 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to enforce the National Parks System regulatory prohibitions against the feeding and baiting of wildlife on National Park System lands and in wildlife refuge areas, in particular the intentional feeding of bears for the purpose of enticing them to a particular area to be hunted (bear baiting).

Requires the Secretary of the Interior with respect to lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to National Forest System lands, to adopt and enforce a regulation to prohibit individuals from intentionally feeding bears, including feeding for the purpose of bear baiting.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 22 Republican 4
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 28, 2003
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 3, 2003
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jul 8, 2003
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jul 8, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 8, 2003
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 8, 2003
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 23, 2003
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 17, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 11, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 11, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 11, 2003
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Jun 11, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 11, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 11, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 11, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 11, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 2, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 22, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 9, 2003
LINDER, JOHN
· May 6, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 6, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 6, 2003
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 6, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 1, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 1, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 11, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 8, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 3, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1472: Don't Feed the Bears Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1472/
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"H.R. 1472: Don't Feed the Bears Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1472/.
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H.R. 1472, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1472/.
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