HR 224
115th Congress
House
Animals
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Canada
Endangered and threatened species
Hunting and fishing
Licensing and registrations
Mammals
Trade restrictions
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act
Introduced: January 3, 2017
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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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1