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HR 5489 116th 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: December 18, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jan 9, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act

This bill directs 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 January 9, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Dec 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5489: Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5489/
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"H.R. 5489: Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5489/.
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