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H.R. 9631 119th Congress House

Bear Poaching Elimination Act

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: July 9, 2026 Introduced by: Michael T. McCaul Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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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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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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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9631: Bear Poaching Elimination Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9631/
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"H.R. 9631: Bear Poaching Elimination Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9631/.
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H.R. 9631, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9631/.
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[H.R. 9631: Bear Poaching Elimination Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-9631/)
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