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HR 1404 104th Congress House

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

Introduced: April 5, 1995 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 seizuresTransportation and Public WorksTrapping
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It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 24, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials.
Apr 5, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Apr 5, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4330)
Apr 5, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 24, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials.

 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 14
All 14 Democratic 10 Republican 1
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 28, 1996
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 28, 1996
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 2, 1995
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 12, 1995
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Aug 3, 1995
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Apr 5, 1995
GOSS, PORTER
· Apr 5, 1995
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 5, 1995
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 5, 1995
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 5, 1995
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 5, 1995
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 5, 1995
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 5, 1995
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 5, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1404: To end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the United States.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1404/
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"H.R. 1404: To end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the United States.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1404/.
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