United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5489 (116th)
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act
Introduced
18 December 2019
Last action
9 January 2020 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Sponsors
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
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
18 December 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
18 December 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 December 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 January 2020
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 18 December 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5489
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5489
- us · 116-hr-5489 · source updated 3 January 2025