US Congress Senate Bill 561 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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

Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]

Sen. James Risch [R-ID]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB327 (Related) 2015-03-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
SB405 (Related) 2015-02-09 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15.
SB659 (Related) 2016-02-24 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 371.
HB2406 (Related) 2016-03-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/561/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s561/BILLS-114s561is.pdf