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Bill113th CongressFiled Apr 26, 2013Animals
H.R. 1818

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013

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What it doesSummary reported to house without amendment (Sep 10, 2013)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any person who submits proof that the polar bear was legally harvested before May 15, 2008 (currently by February 18, 1997), when polar bears were listed as a threatened species by the Department of the Interior.

What just happenedSep 10, 2013

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 149.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large](R-AK)Sponsor
3 cosponsors3 R
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  • Reported in HouseSep 10, 2013
  • Introduced in HouseApr 26, 2013
  1. Sep 10, 2013CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 149.

  2. Sep 10, 2013CommitteeH12200

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-202.

  3. Sep 10, 2013Committee5000

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-202.

  4. Jul 31, 2013Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  5. Jul 31, 2013Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  6. Jul 31, 2013Committee

    Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.

  7. Jul 25, 2013Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  8. May 6, 2013Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

  9. Apr 26, 2013IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  10. Apr 26, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  11. Apr 26, 2013IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House without amendmentSep 10, 201379

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any person who submits proof that the polar bear was legally harvested before May 15, 2008 (currently by February 18, 1997), when polar bears were listed as a threatened species by the Department of the Interior.

Introduced in HouseApr 26, 2013

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any person who submits proof that the polar bear was legally harvested before May 15, 2008 (currently by February 18, 1997), when polar bears were listed as a threatened species by the Department of the Interior.

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013 — Informed