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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the United States.

H.R. 4604Introduced Apr 24, 1990Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Rep. James Scheuer D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 5, 1990 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

69 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 55 Democrats

13 of 69 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Jim Bates (D-CA), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Howard Berman (D-CA), James Bilbray (D-NV), Douglas Bosco (D-CA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Rod Chandler (R-WA), William Clay (D-MO), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ), Don Edwards (D-CA), Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Edward Feighan (D-OH), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), Sam Gibbons (D-FL), S. Green (R-NY), Frank Guarini (D-NJ), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Henry Hyde (R-IL) and 39 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Scheuer.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-8 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.