HR 1404
104th Congress
House
Animals
Arrest
Crime and Law Enforcement
Export controls
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Forfeiture
Fur trade
Import restrictions
Informers
Interstate commerce
Protection of animals
Searches and seizures
Transportation and Public Works
Trapping
To end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the United States.
Introduced: April 5, 1995
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials.
Committees of jurisdiction
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