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H.R. 3518 118th Congress House

Bear Protection Act of 2023

Official title: To conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and bear viscera products, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 12, 2023 Introduced by: Michael T. McCaul Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
May 22, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
May 18, 2023
Introduced in House
May 18, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bear Protection Act of 2023

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. Bear viscera means a bear's body fluids or internal organs, including the gallbladder and its contents. The term excludes a bear's blood or brains.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 2
Phillips, Dean
· Sep 19, 2024
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Oct 3, 2023
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 12, 2023
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Aug 22, 2023
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 19, 2023
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 18, 2023
Kuster, Ann
· May 18, 2023
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 18, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3518: Bear Protection Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3518/
MLA
"H.R. 3518: Bear Protection Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3518/.
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H.R. 3518, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3518/.
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[H.R. 3518: Bear Protection Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3518/)
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