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HR 3526 103th Congress House

To end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the United States.

Introduced: November 17, 1993 See on congress.gov
Animals ArrestCrime and Law EnforcementExport controlsFines (Penalties)
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Foreign Trade and International FinanceForfeitureFur tradeImport restrictionsInformersInterstate commerceProtection of animalsSearches and seizuresTrapping
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Dec 20, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.
Nov 17, 1993
Introduced in House
Nov 17, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action December 20, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the shipment in interstate or foreign commerce of steel jaw leghold traps and of articles of fur derived from animals trapped in such traps.

Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of this Act.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to reward nongovernment informers for information leading to a conviction under this Act. Empowers enforcement officials to detain, search, and seize suspected merchandise or documents and to make arrests with and without warrants. Subjects seized merchandise to forfeiture.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7 Republican 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 6, 1994
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Aug 3, 1994
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 28, 1994
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 23, 1994
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 23, 1994
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Nov 17, 1993
GOSS, PORTER
· Nov 17, 1993
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Nov 17, 1993
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Nov 17, 1993
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 17, 1993
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 17, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3526: To end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the United States.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3526/
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"H.R. 3526: To end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the United States.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3526/.
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