Polar Bear Protection Act | The Humane Society of the United States

Polar Bear Protection Act

Bill Number: S. 1406 & H.R. 2327
Bill Status: Pending
HSUS Position: Support
Bill Sponsor(s): Sens. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Jack Reed (D-RI)
Reps. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ)
Legislature Status: In Session

To close a loophole in the Marine Mammal Protection Act which currently allows American trophy hunters to bring the heads and hides of polar bears into the United States.

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	Animal Welfare and Conservation Groups Urge Congress to Protect Polar Bears from Trophy Hunting
	Polar Bears
	What You Can Do to Protect Polar Bears

	Text, Status and Co-sponsors of S. 1406
	Text, Status and Co-sponsors of H.R. 2327