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Protecting
Animals: Bill submitted to U.S. Congress Mar 26,
2007 by Congresswoman Lowey [D-NY]
See details of Lowey's
current trap regulation bill 2009
Congresswoman Lowey [D-NY] believes that the humane
treatment of animals is among the responsibilities of a
decent society.
Since coming to Congress in 1989, Rep. Lowey has compiled a
nearly flawless record of support for the Humane Society’s
legislative objectives. As a member of the Appropriations
Committee and the Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus,
Lowey has supported increases for the Animal Welfare Act and
fought to ensure that federal funds are not used for
inappropriate or questionable animal research or
experimentation. Rep. Lowey was a cosponsor of the Animal
Fighting Prohibition Act, which was signed into law, to
strengthen enforcement of provisions that protect against
animal fighting. She also introduced the Inhumane Trapping
Prevention Act, to end to the use of steel-jaw leghold
traps.
Rep. Lowey is also a cosponsor of bills to end the slaughter
of horses for human consumption; require humane euthanasia
for downed animals so that they do not suffer when they are
transported to stockyards; and toughen sentencing guidelines
for dog fighting crimes.
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http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1691
H.R. 1691:
110th Congress
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2007-2008
Inhumane Trapping Prevention Act
To end the use of conventional steel-jawed leghold traps on
animals in the United States.
Track H.R. 1691 [110th]
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Overview
Sponsor:
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]show cosponsors (44)
Cosponsors [as of 2009-01-08]
Rep. Mark Kirk [R-IL]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]
Rep. Michael McNulty [D-NY]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]
Rep. Christopher Shays [R-CT]
Rep. James McDermott [D-WA]
Rep. David Wu [D-OR]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. José Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Rahm Emanuel [D-IL]
Rep. William Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]
Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]
Rep. Brian Baird [D-WA]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. George Miller [D-CA]
Occurred: Introduced Mar 26, 2007
Not Yet Occurred: Reported by Committee (did not occur)
Not Yet Occurred: Voted on in House (did not occur)
Not Yet Occurred: Voted on in Senate (did not occur)
Not Yet Occurred: Signed by President (did not occur)
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previous session of Congress. Sessions of Congress last two
years, and at the end of each session all proposed bills and
resolutions that haven't passed are cleared from the books.
Members often reintroduce bills that did not come up for
debate under a new number in the next session.
Last Action:
Apr 20, 2007: House Judiciary: Referred to the Subcommittee
on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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