House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
To end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the United States.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 24, 1990
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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.
- H.R. 2427 (101st) To authorize appropriations for certain atmospheric and satellite programs and functions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
- H.R. 1268 (101st) National Biological Diversity Conservation and Environmental Research Act
- H.R. 2734 (101st) National Ground Water Research Act of 1990
- H.R. 4873 (101st) Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1990
- H.R. 4197 (101st) Clean Air Act Research Amendments of 1990
- H.Con.Res. 190 (101st) Expressing the sense of the Congress over the reported murder of Lieutenant Colonel William Higgins and Hezbollah-sponsored terrorism.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.