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Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4716| House 
| Updated: 1/20/2022
Jerrold Nadler

Jerrold Nadler

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (54)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Marie Newman (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act of 2021 This bill prohibits, with specified exceptions, the use or possession of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System. The bill 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. The bill makes any body-gripping traps that are possessed or used in violation of this bill, and any wildlife captured by the use of such traps, including the pelts and raw fur, subject to civil forfeiture. Persons found to be in violation of such prohibition shall pay all associated court costs.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5127
Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act
Jul 27, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 27, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jan 20, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5127
    Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act


  • July 27, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 27, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • August 11, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.


  • January 20, 2022
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCivil actions and liabilityCrimes against animals and natural resourcesLegal fees and court costsOutdoor recreationWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4716| House 
| Updated: 1/20/2022
Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act of 2021 This bill prohibits, with specified exceptions, the use or possession of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System. The bill 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. The bill makes any body-gripping traps that are possessed or used in violation of this bill, and any wildlife captured by the use of such traps, including the pelts and raw fur, subject to civil forfeiture. Persons found to be in violation of such prohibition shall pay all associated court costs.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-5127
Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act
Jul 27, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 27, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jan 20, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-5127
    Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act


  • July 27, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 27, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • August 11, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.


  • January 20, 2022
    Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jerrold Nadler

Jerrold Nadler

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (54)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Shontel M. Brown (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Sean Casten (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Marie Newman (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsCivil actions and liabilityCrimes against animals and natural resourcesLegal fees and court costsOutdoor recreationWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection