United States · Bill · S
S. 847 (113th)
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013
Introduced
25 April 2013
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any person who submits proof that the polar bear was legally harvested before May 15, 2008 (currently by February 18, 1997), when polar bears were listed as a threatened species by the Department of the Interior.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 April 2013
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 April 2013
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 April 2013
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/847
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/847