HR 630 · 117th Congress · Environmental Protection

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act

Introduced 2021-01-28· Sponsored by Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.(2021-02-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations.…

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