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S 1453 112th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska…

Official title: A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced fr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska northern sea otters that are taken for subsistence purposes.

Introduced: July 29, 2011 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
Animals AlaskaMammalsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesTrade restrictionsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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Jul 29, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 29, 2011
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 Latest action July 29, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, or sale of: (1) any pelt of a Southcentral or Southeast Alaskan otter that is taken for subsistence purposes by any Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo who resides in Alaska and who dwells on the coast of the North Pacific Ocean or the Arctic Ocean; or (2) any handicraft, garment, or art produced from such a pelt, regardless of whether it is traditional or contemporary or altered or not altered significantly.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1453: A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska northern sea otters that are taken for subsistence purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1453/
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"S. 1453: A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska northern sea otters that are taken for subsistence purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1453/.
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S. 1453, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1453/.
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