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HR 5578 117th Congress House Animals

Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act

Introduced: October 15, 2021 Introduced by: Adams, Alma S. Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Oct 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Oct 15, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Oct 15, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act

This bill bans steel-jaw leghold traps and Conibear traps and establishes penalties for violating this ban.

Steel-jaw leghold traps are certain spring-powered devices with steel jaws that are designed to snap closed on animals. Conibear traps consist of metal frames hinged at the center point and powered by two torsion springs that create a scissor-like action designed to kill an animal by snapping its spine. Cage traps, box traps, suitcase-type live beaver traps, and mouse or rat snap traps are not included in the ban.

The Department of the Interior must pay a reward for information that leads to a conviction of a violation of this bill, unless the information was provided by on duty officers or employees of federal, state, or local governments. The reward must be 50% of the penalty paid.

What's happening now October 18, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Nov 18, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 15, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5578: Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5578/
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"H.R. 5578: Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5578/.
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H.R. 5578, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5578/.
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