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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1