United States · Bill · S
S. 968 (104th)
Bear Protection Act
Introduced
27 June 1995
Last action
27 June 1995 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Bear Protection Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prohibit: (1) the import into, or export from, the United States of bear viscera; and (2) the sale, barter, offer of sale or barter, purchase, or possession with intent to sell or barter, in interstate or foreign commerce, of bear viscera. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the bear viscera trade and any U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to monitor it. Requires the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary to discuss issues involving such trade with representatives of countries that are the leading importers, exporters, or consumers of such products.
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Timeline
27 June 1995
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
27 June 1995
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9174-9175)
Source: IntroReferral
27 June 1995
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 27 June 1995 · Download file
Documents
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summary · EN · 27 June 1995
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Sponsors
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/968
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/968
- us · 104-s-968 · source updated 21 August 2025