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US HB4108

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jerrold Nadler

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Prohibits the possession or use of body-gripping traps (including steel-jaw leghold traps, kill-type traps, and snares) in the National Wildlife Refuge System, with the prohibition taking effect 120 days after enactment

  • Exempts federal agencies using traps to control invasive species or protect threatened/endangered species, but only after all nonlethal methods have been exhausted and documented

  • Exempts the National Wildlife Refuge System in Alaska and members of federally recognized Indian Tribes using traps for subsistence purposes

  • Establishes penalties of up to $500 civil fine per trap possessed or used, up to 180 days imprisonment, or both, with fines adjusted annually for inflation

  • Requires forfeiture of any body-gripping traps and captured wildlife (including pelts) used in violation of the law, and violators must pay all associated court costs

Legislative Description

Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act

Public lands and natural resources

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

6/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources6/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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