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To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species…

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To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Introduced: February 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 20, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Feb 12, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 12, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of polar bear parts taken in a sport hunt in Canada, if legally harvested before: (1) February 18, 1997; or (2) May 15, 2008, from a bear population from which a sport-hunted trophy could be imported before such date. (Polar bears were listed as a threatened species by the Department of the Interior on May 14, 2008.)

What's happening now September 22, 2009

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1395 Related bill A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hun…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 9
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Calvert, Ken
California · May 20, 2010
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 20, 2010
Arcuri, Michael
· Mar 20, 2010
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Oct 8, 2009
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Sep 15, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 15, 2009
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jul 28, 2009
Teague, Harry
· Jul 22, 2009
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · May 7, 2009
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 26, 2009
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 26, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1054: To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1054/
MLA
"H.R. 1054: To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1054/.
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H.R. 1054, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1054/.
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[H.R. 1054: To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1054/)
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