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To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species…

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To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Introduced: November 21, 2025 Introduced by: Begich, Nicholas J. Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Apr 16, 2026

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Apr 9, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.

Nov 21, 2025

Introduced in House

Nov 21, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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What's happening now April 16, 2026

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Hearings & markups 1

• H.R. 726 (Rep. Downing), “Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025” • H.R. 2317 (Rep. Amodei), “Nor…
Markup Jul 15, 2026 · 10:00 AM EDT · Natural Resources Committee

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee

Lobbying activity 1

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

Cosponsors 2

Smucker, Lloyd

Pennsylvania · Jun 8, 2026

Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"

Georgia · May 12, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6251: To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6251/

MLA

"H.R. 6251: To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6251/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 6251, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6251/.

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[H.R. 6251: To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6251/)