HR 991 · 112th Congress · Animals
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2011
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208.(2011-12-01)
Plain Language Summary
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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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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 991, Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2011
Nov 1, 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 5, 2011
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Cosponsors (20)
3 Democrats17 Republicans