3.0.0 3513 2023-01-11T13:23:49Z 2023-01-11T13:23:49Z House H HR 2013-11-15 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. LOWEY:H.R. 3513.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The first amendment.[Page H7152]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2013-11-19T16:43:16Z Referred to 2013-11-15T14:02:10Z 2013-11-19 hsii22 Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. Committee 2013-11-15 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2013-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 17 N M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2013-11-15 True W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 33 2013-11-15 True P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2013-11-15 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2013-11-15 True S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2013-11-15 True C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2013-11-15 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2013-12-03 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2013-12-03 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] SAM FARR D CA 20 2014-01-13 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2014-01-27 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2014-01-27 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 21 2014-01-27 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2014-01-27 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2014-01-27 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2014-01-27 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2014-02-03 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2014-02-10 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2014-02-10 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2014-02-10 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2014-02-10 False C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2014-02-14 False O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2014-03-24 False N000187 Rep. Negrete McLeod, Gloria [D-CA-35] Gloria Negrete McLeod D CA 35 2014-07-31 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2014-11-12 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2014-11-14 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Animal protection and human-animal relationships Crimes against animals and natural resources Legal fees and court costs Outdoor recreation Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2013-11-15 Introduced in House 2013-11-19T16:57:02Z 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.

]]> Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Display Title Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Official Title as Introduced To end the use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Introduced in House 2013-11-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3513ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3513ih.xml 2013-11-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.