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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

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.

H.R. 1054Introduced Feb 12, 2009Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Rep. Don Young R-AK
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 22, 2009 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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

37 cosponsors — 33 Republicans, 4 Democrats

4 of 37 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Dan Boren (D-OK), Paul Broun (R-GA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), John Carter (R-TX), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Mike Coffman (R-CO), K. Conaway (R-TX), Nathan Deal (R-GA), John Duncan (R-TN), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Wally Herger (R-CA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Steve King (R-IA), John Kline (R-MN), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Tom Petri (R-WI), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Denny Rehberg (R-MT) and 7 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Don Young.

Sponsor’s state and district

Alaska in Congress · AK at-large district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.