HR 4951 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Animal protection and human-animal relationships Blood and blood diseases Child safety and welfare Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Land use and conservation Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Canyon’s Law

Introduced: September 30, 2021 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 21, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Aug 30, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Aug 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.

Aug 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Aug 6, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.

Aug 6, 2021

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Canyon's Law

This bill prohibits the preparing, placing, installing, setting, deploying, or otherwise using an M-44 device on public land. An M-44 device is defined as a device designed to propel sodium cyanide when triggered by an animal, including any device that may be commonly known as an M-44 ejector device or an M-44 predator control device.

No later than 30 days after the enactment of this bill, any federal, state, or county agency that has prepared, placed, installed, set, or deployed an M-44 device on public land shall remove each such device from such land.

What's happening now July 21, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 5

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Federal Lands Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee