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S 1552 112th Congress Senate Animals Endangered and threatened species Mammals

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide an exception to that Act for actions carried out against grizzly bears in self-defense, defense of others, or a reasonable belief of…

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A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide an exception to that Act for actions carried out against grizzly bears in self-defense, defense of others, or a reasonable belief of imminent danger.

Introduced: September 14, 2011 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Sep 14, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 14, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to exempt from such Act the taking of any grizzly bear by an individual in self-defense, in defense of another individual, or because of a reasonable belief of imminent danger posed by the grizzly bear to any individual.

What's happening now September 14, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2929 Identical bill To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide an exception to that Act for actions carried out against grizzly…
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 14, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1552: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide an exception to that Act for actions carried out against grizzly bears in self-defense, defense of others, or a reasonable belief of imminent danger.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1552/
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"S. 1552: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide an exception to that Act for actions carried out against grizzly bears in self-defense, defense of others, or a reasonable belief of imminent danger.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1552/.
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S. 1552, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1552/.
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