Canyon’s Law
Latest action · Jul 21, 2022 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedAug 6, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Canyon's Law
This bill prohibits the preparing, placing, installing, setting, deploying, or otherwise using an M-44 device on public land. An M-44 device is defined as a device designed to propel sodium cyanide when triggered by an animal, including any device that may be commonly known as an M-44 ejector device or an M-44 predator control device.
No later than 30 days after the enactment of this bill, any federal, state, or county agency that has prepared, placed, installed, set, or deployed an M-44 device on public land shall remove each such device from such land.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 23, 2021 to Jul 26, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Aug 23, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Aug 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jan 25, 2022 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Mar 17, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 14, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 11, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 11, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jul 11, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Jul 15, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 19, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jul 21, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 26, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Aug 6, 2021 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Aug 19, 2021 | |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Aug 19, 2021Hearings Jul 21, 2022 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Aug 6, 2021 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Aug 30, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2022Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Aug 30, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Aug 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Aug 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Aug 6, 2021Introduced in House
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 141, August 6, 2021, page H4320.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4584 | Canyon’s Law | Identical bill | Jul 21, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the use of M-44 devices, commonly known as "cyanide bombs", on public land, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Canyon’s Law
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 6, 2021Introduced in House
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