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H.R. 991 112th Congress House

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2011

Official title: 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… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: June 23, 2011 See on congress.gov
Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCanadaEndangered and threatened speciesHunting and fishing
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 1, 2011
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208.
Dec 1, 2011
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-308.
Oct 5, 2011
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 5, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 5, 2011
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
May 12, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Mar 9, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 9, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 1, 2011

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any person: (1) who submits proof that the polar bear was legally harvested before February 18, 1997; or (2) who has submitted, in support of an application submitted before May 15, 2008, proof that the bear was legally harvested before such date from a polar 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.)

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4089 Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012
  • S 1066 A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hun…
  • S 3525 Sportsmen's Act of 2012
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 1 Republican 8
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Oct 6, 2011
Austria, Steve
· Sep 22, 2011
Denham, Jeff
· Sep 13, 2011
Noem, Kristi
· Jul 7, 2011
Hunter, Duncan
· Jun 23, 2011
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Jun 23, 2011
Bishop, Rob
· May 31, 2011
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 31, 2011
Labrador, Raul
· May 31, 2011
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · May 31, 2011
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · May 24, 2011
Marino, Tom
· May 24, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· May 13, 2011
Marchant, Kenny
· May 13, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 10, 2011
Boren, Dan
· May 10, 2011
Coffman, Mike
· May 10, 2011
PETERSON, COLLIN
· May 10, 2011
ROSS, MIKE
· May 10, 2011
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · May 3, 2011
Conaway, K.
· May 3, 2011
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 3, 2011
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 3, 2011
Flores, Bill
· Apr 6, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 991: Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-991/
MLA
"H.R. 991: Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-991/.
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H.R. 991, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-991/.
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