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H.R. 1438 (115th)

Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act

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Introduced

8 March 2017

Last action

16 March 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Sponsors

Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

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Summary

Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act This bill amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the use or possession of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System. The bill imposes on persons who possess or use such traps in the System: (1) for a first offense, a civil fine of up to $500 for each body-gripping trap possessed or used; and (2) for subsequent offenses, a civil fine of up to $1,000 for each body-gripping trap possessed or used, imprisonment for up to 180 days, or both such a civil fine and imprisonment. The bill makes any body-gripping traps that are possessed or used in violation of this bill, and any wildlife captured by the use of such traps, including the pelts and raw fur, subject to civil forfeiture. Persons found to be in violation of such prohibition shall pay all associated court costs.

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Timeline

  1. 8 March 2017

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 March 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 March 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 16 March 2017

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

    Source: Committee

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