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.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 197 (Friday, November 21, 2025)] [House] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] By Mr. BEGICH: H.R. 6251. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following: Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following provisions of the Constitution of the UnitedStates:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause), whichgrants Congress the authority to regulate commerce withforeign nations. The bill amends the Marine Mammal ProtectionAct to govern the importation of certain polar bear partsfrom Canada, an activity squarely within foreign commerce.Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (the Necessary and ProperClause), which authorizes Congress to make all laws necessaryand proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers,including regulation of wildlife importation and permittingunder federal law. [Page H4896]