HR 6251 · 119th CongressIn Committeecongress.gov ↗

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.

What this bill does

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This bill would change the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow people to bring polar bear hunting trophies into the United States if the bears were hunted in Canada before polar bears were listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. No official summary is available for this bill.

Sponsor

Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large]

R

Introduced

November 21, 2025

Policy Area

Environmental Protection

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