3.0.0 561 2023-01-11T13:28:18Z 2023-01-11T13:28:18Z Senate S 2015-02-25 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-02-25T19:21:10Z Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015 114 327 HR 2015-03-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Related bill CRS Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 114 405 S 2015-02-09 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15. Related bill CRS Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016 114 659 S 2016-02-24 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 371. Related bill CRS SHARE Act 114 2406 HR 2016-03-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2015-02-25 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2015-02-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID N R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2015-02-25 True Animals Animal protection and human-animal relationships Canada Endangered and threatened species Hunting and fishing Licensing and registrations Mammals Trade restrictions Animals 00 2015-02-25 Introduced in Senate 2015-07-09T15:26:32Z Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015

This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct 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.

]]> Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015 Display Title Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date on which the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s561is/xml/BILLS-114s561is.xml 2015-02-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.