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Senate bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Bear Protection Act of 1999

S. 1109Introduced May 24, 1999Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Sen. Mitch McConnell R-KY
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 25, 2000 — Message received in Senate: Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 645.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1109.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1109, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

67 cosponsors — 29 Republicans, 36 Democrats, 2 independents

36 of 67 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), A. Allard (R-CO), John Ashcroft (R-MO), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Richard Bryan (D-NV), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Max Cleland (D-GA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Edwards (D-NC), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL), William Frist (R-TN), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Rod Grams (R-MN), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and 37 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kentucky in Congress

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.