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HR 3518 118th Congress House Animals

Bear Protection Act of 2023

Introduced: May 18, 2023 Introduced by: McCaul, Michael T. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
 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
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.
May 18, 2023
Introduced in House
 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.

What's happening now December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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