Canyon’s Law
Latest action · Jun 26, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
- IntroducedJun 26, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dave Min | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Jul 17, 2025 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Sep 15, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Oct 28, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | May 29, 2026 | |
| D-CA | George Whitesides | Jun 29, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Jul 16, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Aug 31, 2026 |
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 Jun 26, 2025 |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jun 26, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2025Introduced in House
- Jun 26, 2025Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 171, no. 110, June 26, 2025, page H3012.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2179 | Canyon’s Law | Related bill | Jun 26, 2025 |
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.
- Jun 26, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
