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HR 224 115th Congress House

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act

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, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 11, 2017 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 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.
Jun 12, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-735.
May 16, 2018
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 16, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 16, 2018
Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans Discharged.
May 16, 2018
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 12, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act

This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was: (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Jul 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 224: Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-224/
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"H.R. 224: Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-224/.
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H.R. 224, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-224/.
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