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S 3472 117th Congress Senate Animals

Bear Poaching Elimination Act of 2022

Introduced: January 19, 2022 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 11, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Bear Poaching Elimination Act of 2022

This bill makes it unlawful for a person to knowingly import, export, sell, purchase, possess, transport, deliver, or receive bear viscera or related products except for limited acts carried out solely to enforce wildlife protection laws.

What's happening now January 11, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2325 Related bill Bear Protection Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Nov 29, 2022
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Feb 1, 2022
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jan 19, 2022
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jan 11, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3472: Bear Poaching Elimination Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3472/
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"S. 3472: Bear Poaching Elimination Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3472/.
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S. 3472, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3472/.
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