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H.R. 1297 (96th)

A bill to discourage the use of leg-hold or steel jaw traps on animals in the United States.

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Introduced

23 January 1979

Last action

23 January 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Sponsors

Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2], Rep. Van Deerlin, Lionel [D-CA-42], Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22], Rep. Blanchard, James [D-MI-18], Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Brodhead, William [D-MI-17], Rep. Burton, John [D-CA-5], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Cotter, William R. [D-CT-1], Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5], Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-11], Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9], Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10], Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2], Rep. Lloyd, James F. [D-CA-35], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Moffett, Toby [D-CT-6], Rep. Moorhead, William S. [D-PA-14], Rep. Murphy, Morgan F. [D-IL-2], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20], Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Rep. Pursell, Carl D. [R-MI-2], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14], Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Zeferetti, Leo C. [D-NY-15], Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8], Rep. Russo, Martin A. [D-IL-3], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Patten, Edward J. [D-NJ-15]

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Summary

Declares the public policy of the United States to prohibit the manufacture, sale, interstate shipment, and use of leg-hold and steel-jaw traps in the United States and abroad. Prohibits the shipment into interstate or foreign commerce of fur or leather products which come from animals trapped in any State or foreign country which has not banned such traps. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to publish a list of States and foreign countries which have not banned the manufacture, sale, and use of leg-hold and steel-jaw traps. Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 23 January 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 January 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 January 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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