US SB1066 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Introduced on May 25 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-05-25 - 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]
Status: Introduced on May 25 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-05-25 - 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]
Summary
Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of polar bear parts taken in a sport hunt in Canada, if legally harvested before: (1) February 18, 1997; or (2) May 15, 2008, from a bear population from which a sport-hunted trophy could be imported before such date. (Polar bears were listed as a threatened species by the Department of the Interior on May 14, 2008.)
Title
A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow 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.
Sponsors
| Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID] | Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. Benjamin Nelson [D-NE] |
| Sen. James Risch [R-ID] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-25 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Same As/Similar To
HB991 (Related) 2011-12-01 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 208.
HB4089 (Related) 2012-04-18 - Received in the Senate.
SB3525 (Related) 2012-11-26 - Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 504.
HB4089 (Related) 2012-04-18 - Received in the Senate.
SB3525 (Related) 2012-11-26 - Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 504.
Subjects
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Animals
Canada
Endangered and threatened species
Hunting and fishing
Mammals
Outdoor recreation
Trade restrictions
Animals
Canada
Endangered and threatened species
Hunting and fishing
Mammals
Outdoor recreation
Trade restrictions
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1066/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1066/BILLS-112s1066is.pdf |
