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Bear Protection Act of 2008

Introduced: March 5, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 2008
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 6, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
Mar 5, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 5, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bear Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to make it unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, or purchase in interstate or foreign commerce bear viscera. Defines "bear viscera" as the body fluids or internal organs of a bear, including its gallbladder and excluding its blood or brains.

Provides that this Act does not affect the regulation by any state of its bear populations or affect the hunting of bears that is lawful under state laws.

What's happening now March 11, 2008

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3029 Text similarities Bear Protection Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 14 Republican 2
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 30, 2008
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 13, 2008
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 12, 2008
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 8, 2008
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 7, 2008
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 24, 2008
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 22, 2008
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 17, 2008
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 17, 2008
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 17, 2008
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 16, 2008
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 16, 2008
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 9, 2008
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 8, 2008
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 14, 2008
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 11, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5534: Bear Protection Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5534/
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"H.R. 5534: Bear Protection Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5534/.
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H.R. 5534, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5534/.
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