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Senate bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law

Bear Protection Act of 2001

S. 1125Introduced Jun 28, 2001Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Sen. Mitch McConnell R-KY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 28, 2001 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7091-7092)

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

51 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 30 Democrats, 2 independents

31 of 51 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), A. Allard (R-CO), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Max Cleland (D-GA), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Edwards (D-NC), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL), William Frist (R-TN), Daniel Graham (D-FL), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Jesse Helms (R-NC), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Herbert Kohl (D-WI) and 21 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 107th 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.