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S 3248 112th Congress Senate

National Bison Legacy Act

Official title: A bill to designate the North American bison as the national mammal of the United States.

Introduced: June 14, 2012 See on congress.gov
Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsMammalsNational symbols
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 24, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 24, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3638)
May 24, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 24, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Bison Legacy Act - Designates the North American bison as the national mammal of the United States.



 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6304 Identical bill National Bison Legacy Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5 Republican 3
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 23, 2012
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 14, 2012
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 7, 2012
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · May 24, 2012
 R
Hoeven, John
North Dakota · May 24, 2012
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 24, 2012
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · May 24, 2012
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 24, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3248: National Bison Legacy Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3248/
MLA
"S. 3248: National Bison Legacy Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3248/.
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S. 3248, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3248/.
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