S. 2179 119th Congress Senate

Canyon’s Law

Official title: A bill to prohibit the use of M-44 devices, commonly known as "cyanide bombs", on public land, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 26, 2025 Introduced by: Jeff Merkley Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov

Public Lands and Natural Resources

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Jun 26, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Jun 26, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now June 26, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Environment and Public Works Committee
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Lobbying activity 11

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
for ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC
for ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS HUMANE SOCIETY LEGISLATIVE FUND)
for HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC
for ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
for ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
for ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND · California · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
11 filings
SENATE
11 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
3 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
3 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
3 filings
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
3 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
3 filings
White House Office
2 filings

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Cosponsors 9