{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-8401","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":8401,"title":"To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska northern sea otters that are taken for subsistence purposes.","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-04-21","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001323","fullName":"Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large]","party":"R","state":"AK","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":0,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-04-21","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources."},"policyArea":"Animals","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2026-04-21","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-21","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-04-21","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":null,"updateDate":"2026-04-28T20:20:35Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":94,"ts":"2026-05-29T23:19:14.296Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=To%20amend%20the%20Marine%20Mammal%20Protection%20Act%20of%201972%20to%20allow%20t"}]}}