United States · Bill · S
S. 3196 (116th)
Bear Protection Act of 2020
Introduced
15 January 2020
Last action
15 January 2020 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsors
John Kennedy, Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Bear Protection Act of 2020 This bill prohibits a person from knowingly importing, exporting, selling, possessing, transporting, or receiving bear viscera or related products, except for limited acts carried out solely to enforce wildlife protection laws.
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Timeline
15 January 2020
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 15 January 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 January 2020
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 January 2020
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 January 2020
Sponsors
- John Kennedy · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssev00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Bear Protection Act of 2019
- related to → Bear Poaching Elimination Act of 2022
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3196
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/3196
- us · 116-s-3196 · source updated 6 December 2025