People with certain old polar bear trophies from legal hunts in Canada could get permits to bring them into the United States. The bill applies only to past hunts that meet set date and population rules, and it does not allow new hunts.
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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. is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Latest action on H.R. 6251: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people who already have polar bear trophies from older legal sport hunts in Canada and want to bring them into the United States. It also affects the Department of the Interior, which would have to review proof and issue permits when the bill’s rules are met. Wildlife protection groups, hunting groups, and conservation officials may also care because the bill creates a narrow exception to normal import limits for a threatened species.
Why this matters: This bill matters because it could let some people import polar bear trophies that U.S. law now blocks or makes hard to bring in. It tries to separate old legal hunts from current and future protections for polar bears. The practical effect is narrow, but the policy question is bigger: whether Congress should make exceptions for animal parts from species now listed as threatened.
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Officially: 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.
People with certain old polar bear trophies from legal hunts in Canada could get permits to bring them into the United States. The bill applies only to past hunts that meet set date and population rules, and it does not allow new hunts.
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Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries. (4/9/2026)
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