3.0.0 5127 2022-10-28T02:00:30Z 2022-10-28T02:00:30Z House HR 2019-11-15 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 183 (Friday, November 15, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. LOWEY:H.R. 5127.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution[Page H8909]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2019-12-04T15:02:35Z Referred to 2019-11-15T14:01:15Z 2019-12-04 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Committee 2019-11-15 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. 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[D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2019-11-15 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2019-11-15 True C001110 Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] J. Correa D CA Luis 46 2019-11-15 True R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2019-11-15 True S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2019-11-15 True M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2019-11-18 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2019-11-18 False A000370 Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] Alma Adams D NC S. 12 2019-11-18 False T000474 Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] Norma Torres D CA J. 35 2019-11-18 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2019-11-18 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2019-12-04 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2019-12-09 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2019-12-12 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2019-12-12 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2019-12-16 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 2019-11-15 Introduced in House 2020-07-07T21:50:45Z Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act of 2019

This bill prohibits the use or possession of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System.

The bill 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.

The bill makes any body-gripping traps that are possessed or used in violation of this bill, and any wildlife captured by the use of such traps, including the pelts and raw fur, subject to civil forfeiture.

Persons found to be in violation of such prohibition shall 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, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5127ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5127ih.xml 2019-12-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. 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.