Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act
Latest action · May 6, 2015 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-37.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 23, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act
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.
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.
Subjects to civil forfeiture any body-gripping traps that are possessed or used in violation of this Act, and any wildlife captured by the use of such traps, including the pelts and raw fur.
Requires persons found to be in violation of such prohibition to pay all associated court costs.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2015 to Nov 16, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jun 24, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Oct 26, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Nov 16, 2016 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Nov 16, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 6, 2015Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-37.
- Apr 23, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Apr 23, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2016 | Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act | Related bill | May 26, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
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- Apr 23, 2015Introduced in Senate
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