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- H.R.5954
H.R.5954: Limiting Inhumane Federal Trapping for Public Safety Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Sept. 8, 2016
- Latest Major Action Sept. 23, 2016
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
5 (All Democrats)
Bill Summary
Limiting Inhumane Federal Trapping for Public Safety Act This bill prohibits any personnel of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA), in performing their duties, from using, recommending, training in the use of, or planning for the use of, any body-gripping trap used to kill or capture an animal. This prohibition does not apply to training in the dismantling of body-gripping traps that have been illegally...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Sept. 23, 2016 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
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| Sept. 19, 2016 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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| Sept. 8, 2016 |
Referred to House Agriculture
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| Sept. 8, 2016 |
Referred to House Natural Resources
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| Sept. 8, 2016 |
Introduced in the House by Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) |