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HR 2657 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Animal protection and human-animal relationships Crimes against animals and natural resources Legal fees and court costs Outdoor recreation Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act

Introduced: July 26, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jul 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
Jul 26, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 26, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act - Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the use or possession of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System.

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.

Makes any body-gripping traps that are possessed or used in violation of this Act, and any wildlife captured by the use of such traps, including the pelts and raw fur, subject to civil forfeiture.

Requires persons found to be in violation of such prohibition to pay all associated court costs.

What's happening now July 28, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 10
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 15, 2011
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Nov 3, 2011
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 26, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 5, 2011
ACKERMAN, GARY
· Sep 20, 2011
BERMAN, HOWARD
· Sep 20, 2011
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 20, 2011
ROTHMAN, STEVEN
· Sep 20, 2011
WOOLSEY, LYNN
· Sep 20, 2011
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jul 26, 2011
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 26, 2011
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· Jul 26, 2011
Kissell, Larry
· Jul 26, 2011
KUCINICH, DENNIS
· Jul 26, 2011
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 26, 2011
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 26, 2011
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 26, 2011
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 26, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2657: Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2657/
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"H.R. 2657: Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2657/.
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H.R. 2657, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2657/.
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