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Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act

USA116th CongressHR-5489| House 
| Updated: 1/9/2020
Don Young

Don Young

Republican Representative

Alaska

Cosponsors (1)
Lloyd Smucker (Republican)

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-224
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced in House
Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 9, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-224
    Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act


  • December 18, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • December 18, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • January 9, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

Animals

Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCanadaEndangered and threatened speciesHunting and fishingLicensing and registrationsMammalsTrade restrictions

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act

USA116th CongressHR-5489| House 
| Updated: 1/9/2020
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-224
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced in House
Dec 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 9, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-224
    Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act


  • December 18, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • December 18, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • January 9, 2020
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Don Young

Don Young

Republican Representative

Alaska

Cosponsors (1)
Lloyd Smucker (Republican)

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Animals

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCanadaEndangered and threatened speciesHunting and fishingLicensing and registrationsMammalsTrade restrictions