US Congress Senate Bill 847 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on April 25 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-25 - 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 2013 - Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any person who submits proof that the polar bear was legally harvested before May 15, 2008 (currently by February 18, 1997), when polar bears were listed as a threatened species by the Department of the Interior.

Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013

Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]

Sen. James Risch [R-ID]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB1818 (Related) 2013-09-10 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 149.
SB1335 (Related) 2013-07-18 - Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 143.
HB3197 (Related) 2013-10-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
HB3590 (Related) 2014-02-10 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 305.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/847/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s847/BILLS-113s847is.pdf