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H.R. 991 (112th)

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2011

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

9 March 2011

Last action

1 December 2011 · Reported

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208.

Sponsors

Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17], Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10], Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1], Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11], Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2], Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Rep. Landry, Jeffrey M. [R-LA-3], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10], Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1], Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50], Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large], Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22], Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10], Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7], Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]

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Summary

Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct 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

  1. 9 March 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 March 2011

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 9 March 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 11 March 2011

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

  5. 12 May 2011

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 5 October 2011

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  7. 5 October 2011

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 5 October 2011

    Committee

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

    Source: Committee

  9. 1 December 2011

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208.

    Source: Calendars

  10. 1 December 2011

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-308.

    Source: Committee

  11. 1 December 2011

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-308.

    Source: Committee

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    Reported in House · EN · 1 December 2011

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