A bill 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 on which the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

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. 25 May 2011

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 May 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 25 May 2011 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 May 2011

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 May 2011

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 25 May 2011

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Sponsors

• Mike Crapo · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] · D · Sponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Sponsor
• James Risch · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
• · sscm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2011
• related to → Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012
• related to ← Sportsmen's Act of 2012