Senate bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law
A bill to end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Claiborne Pell D-RIWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 24, 1996
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 24, 1996 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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
3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Claiborne Pell.
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- S.Con.Res. 22 (104th) A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should participate in Expo '98 in Lisbon, Portugal.
- S.Res. 91 (104th) A resolution to condemn Turkey's illegal invasion of Northern Iraq.
- S.Con.Res. 24 (104th) A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a dedication ceremony incident to the placement of a bust of…
- S. 2147 (104th) Library of Congress Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1996
- S. 2001 (104th) A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act to improve the definition relating to eligible dislocated workers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.