HR 374
97th Congress
House
Animals
Animals and Animal Protection
Business and commerce
Clothing industry
Foreign Trade and Investments
Fur trade
Hunting
Import restrictions
Imports
Leather industry
Protection of animals
Sports and Athletics
Trapping
A bill to discourage the use of leg-hold or steel jaw traps on animals in the United States.
Introduced: January 5, 1981
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jan 5, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 5, 1981
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Declares it the public policy of the United States to prohibit the manufacture, sale, and use of leg-hold and steel-jaw traps in the United States and abroad.
Prohibits the shipment in interstate or foreign commerce of fur or leather products from animals trapped in a State or foreign country which has not banned such traps.
Requires the Secretary of Commerce to publish a list of States and foreign countries which have not banned such traps.
Sets forth penalties for violations of this Act.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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