Canyon’s Law
Latest action · Jul 21, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
- IntroducedJul 21, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 21, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jul 21, 2022 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jul 21, 2022 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jul 21, 2022 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jul 21, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Jul 21, 2022Read 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 4951 | Canyon’s Law | Identical bill | Jul 21, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2022Introduced in Senate
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