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Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act

USA117th CongressHR-630| House 
| Updated: 2/22/2021
Don Young

Don Young

Republican Representative

Alaska

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 116-5489
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-224
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5489
    Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-224
    Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act


  • January 28, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • February 22, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

Environmental Protection

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

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act

USA117th CongressHR-630| House 
| Updated: 2/22/2021
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 116-5489
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 115-224
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act
Jan 28, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5489
    Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 115-224
    Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act


  • January 28, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 28, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • February 22, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Don Young

Don Young

Republican Representative

Alaska

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Environmental Protection

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