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119th Congress

H.R. 9631

Bear Poaching Elimination Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Michael T. McCaul(R-TX)
Introduced
Jul 9, 2026
Policy area
Animals
Committees
House Committee on Foreign Affairs; House Committee on Natural Resources; House Committee on Ways and Means
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (3)

Original cosponsors (3)

Summary

No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.

Official title: To conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and bear viscera products, and for other purposes.

Latest action(Jul 9, 2026): Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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