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HR 3442 109th Congress House

Inhumane Trapping Prevention Act

Official title: To end the use of conventional steel-jawed leghold traps on animals in the United States.

Introduced: July 26, 2005 See on congress.gov
Animals ArrestCommerceCrime and Law EnforcementCustoms administration
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Export controlsFines (Penalties)Foreign Trade and International FinanceForfeitureFur tradeImport restrictionsInformersInjunctionsInterstate commerceLawProtection of animalsRecidivistsSearches and seizuresSentences (Criminal procedure)Transportation and Public WorksTrapping
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Aug 5, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Aug 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jul 26, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, International Relations, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 26, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 23, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Inhumane Trapping Prevention Act - Makes it unlawful to: (1) import, export, or transport in interstate commerce conventional steel jawed leghold traps and articles of fur derived from animals trapped in such traps; or (2) sell or acquire such a trap transported in violation of such provision. Prescribes criminal penalties for violations.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to reward persons (other than government employees performing official duties) for information leading to a conviction under this Act.

Empowers enforcement officials to detain, search, and seize suspected containers or merchandise and any accompanying documents, to make arrests without warrants with probable cause, and to execute warrants. Subjects seized merchandise to forfeiture.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 7
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Apr 25, 2006
MOORE, DENNIS
· Mar 8, 2006
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jul 26, 2005
COSTELLO, JERRY
· Jul 26, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 26, 2005
GALLEGLY, ELTON
· Jul 26, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 26, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 26, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 26, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 26, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 26, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 26, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3442: Inhumane Trapping Prevention Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3442/
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"H.R. 3442: Inhumane Trapping Prevention Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3442/.
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H.R. 3442, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3442/.
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