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.

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Introduced

12 February 2009

Last action

22 September 2009 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9], Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large], Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11], Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16], Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. Teague, Harry [D-NM-2], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4], Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6], Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2]

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Summary

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of polar bear parts taken in a sport hunt in Canada, if legally harvested before: (1) February 18, 1997; or (2) May 15, 2008, from a bear population from which a sport-hunted trophy could be imported before such date. (Polar bears were listed as a threatened species by the Department of the Interior on May 14, 2008.)

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Timeline

12 February 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
12 February 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 February 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 February 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
Source: Committee
22 September 2009
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee

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