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House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

Bear Protection Act of 2001

H.R. 397Introduced Feb 6, 2001Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Rep. Elton Gallegly R-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 15, 2001 — Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

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

191 cosponsors — 49 Republicans, 141 Democrats, 1 independent

142 of 191 cosponsors (74%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), W. Akin (R-MO), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Charles Bass (R-NH), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Robert Borski (D-PA), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Wm. Clay (D-MO) and 161 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Elton Gallegly.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-23 district

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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.