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.

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Every recorded action on this bill, newest first. Stage badges color-code the legislative path.

Text versions

Each stage of the bill — official text published by GPO. Click any format to read on congress.gov / govinfo.

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How a bill moves through Congress. Each stage produces a new official text. The diff between them shows what changed at that step.

1. ih / is — Introduced in House / Senate. First filed version.
2. rfh / rfs — Referred to a committee for review.
3. rh / rs — Reported back by the committee to the floor (often with amendments — this is where most language changes happen).
4. pcs / pch — Placed on Calendar for floor consideration.
5. eh / es — Engrossed. Passed by the originating chamber. Text is now what was actually voted on.
6. rdh / rds — Received by the other chamber.
7. eah / eas — Engrossed Amendment. The other chamber passed an amended version.
8. ath / ats — Agreed to. Both chambers settled on the same text.
9. enr — Enrolled. Final reconciled text, sent to the President.
10. pl — Public Law. Signed by the President. It's now law.
11. pp — Public Print. Official printing post-enactment.

Most bills die before eh/es. Going from pcs → enr is the full path through both chambers.

Line-level diff between text versions of this bill — what actually changed at each legislative stage. Only one text version published so far.