3.0.0 3480 2023-01-11T13:18:22Z 2023-01-11T13:18:22Z House H HR 2009-07-31 111 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2009-08-10T18:03:02Z Referred to 2009-07-31T13:21:50Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-07-31T13:22:41Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-07-31T13:22:40Z 2009-08-10 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. Committee 2009-07-31 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-07-31 Referred to House Foreign Affairs IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2009-07-31 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-31 Referred to House Natural Resources IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 N C001064 Rep. 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[D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2010-06-09 False Animals Crimes against animals and natural resources Licensing and registrations Mammals Trade agreements and negotiations Trade restrictions Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Animals 00 2009-07-31 Introduced in House 2009-10-28T21:30:07Z Bear Protection Act of 2009 - Prohibits any person from: (1) importing bear viscera into, or exporting it from, the United States; or (2) selling bear viscera, bartering, offering it for sale or barter, or purchasing, possessing, transporting, delivering, or receiving it in interstate or foreign commerce. Subjects persons who violate such prohibitions to specified penalties. Waives such prohibition for wildlife law enforcement purposes where a valid permit has been issued.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to continue discussions concerning trade in bear viscera with the appropriate representatives of Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and with other representatives of countries that are not party to the Convention which are determined to be the leading importers, exporters, or consumers of such products, in order to establish coordinated efforts with such countries to protect bears.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect state regulation of bear population or to affect the lawful hunting of bears under state law.]]>

Bear Protection Act of 2009 Display Title Bear Protection Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and items, products, or substances containing, or labeled or advertised as containing, bear viscera, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Bear Protection Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3480ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3480ih.xml 2009-08-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.