U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB6251: 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.
Status: In committee, July 15, 2026
What the bill says
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.
From the introduced text, November 21, 2025:
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 the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. SECTION 1. Permits for importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada Section 104(c)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1374(c)(5)(D) ) is amended to read as or (II) was legally harvested by the person before May 15, 2008, from a polar bear population from which a sport-hunted trophy could be imported before that date in accordance with section 18.30(i) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations. (ii) The Secretary shall issue permits under clause (i)(I) without regard to subparagraphs (A) and (C)(ii) of this paragraph, subsection (d)(3), and sections 101 and 102. (iii) The Secretary shall issue permits under clause (i)(II) without regard to subparagraph (C)(ii) of this paragraph, subsection (d)(3), and sections 101 and 102. .
Sponsors
- Begich, Nicholas (R, HD-000) · primary sponsor
- Earl Carter (R, HD-GA-1)
- Lloyd Smucker (R, HD-PA-11)
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Canada, North America, Endangered and threatened species, Animal protection and human-animal relationships, Licensing and registrations, Trade restrictions, Animals, Hunting and fishing
Common questions
- What is HB6251?
- HB6251 is a bill in Congress (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.
- What does HB6251 do?
- In its own words: 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 is the status of HB6251?
- In committee as of July 15, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. (July 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB6251?
- Begich, Nicholas (R, HD-000), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6251?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6251
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