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House bill · 102nd Congress · Did not become law

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

H.R. 1354Introduced Mar 7, 1991Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Rep. James Scheuer D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 25, 1991 — 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

112 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 88 Democrats

23 of 112 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Glenn Anderson (D-CA), Thomas Andrews (D-ME), Frank Annunzio (D-IL), Les AuCoin (D-OR), Jim Bacchus (D-FL), Anthony Beilenson (D-CA), Charles Bennett (D-FL), Howard Berman (D-CA), James Bilbray (D-NV), David Bonior (D-MI), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), William Clay (D-MO), Ronald Coleman (D-TX), John Conyers (D-MI), William Dannemeyer (R-CA), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Brian Donnelly (D-MA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Thomas Downey (D-NY), Bernard Dwyer (D-NJ) and 82 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd 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 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.