H.R. 6251 · 119th Congress

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 the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Introduced Nov 21, 2025Policy area: Animals

Status: In committee

  1. Introduced (done)
  2. Committee (current)
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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Actions

  1. House

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  2. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  3. House

    Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged

  4. House

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  5. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.

  6. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  7. Introduced in House