H.R. 3513: Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-11-15 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-11-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act

Plain summary

Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act - Amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the use or possession of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System. 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. Subjects to civil forfeiture any body-gripping traps that are possessed or used in violation of this Act, and any wildlife captured by the use of such traps, including the pelts and raw fur. Requires persons found to be in violation of such prohibition to pay all associated court costs.

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Official text

Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · 25 cosponsors

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Mark Pocan (D-WI), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Judy Chu (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3513.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3513 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113