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Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act

USA116th CongressHR-5127| House 
| Updated: 12/4/2019
Nita M. Lowey

Nita M. Lowey

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (59)
Chris Pappas (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Nov 15, 2019
Introduced in House
Nov 15, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  • November 15, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • November 15, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • December 4, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCrimes against animals and natural resourcesLegal fees and court costsOutdoor recreationWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act

USA116th CongressHR-5127| House 
| Updated: 12/4/2019
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.
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Timeline
Nov 15, 2019
Introduced in House
Nov 15, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
  • November 15, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • November 15, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • December 4, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Nita M. Lowey

Nita M. Lowey

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (59)
Chris Pappas (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCrimes against animals and natural resourcesLegal fees and court costsOutdoor recreationWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection