Canyon’s Law

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4180 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4180 To prohibit the use of M-44 devices, commonly known as ``cyanide bombs'', on public land, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 26, 2025 Mr. Huffman (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Norton, Mr. Min, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Brownley) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the use of M-44 devices, commonly known as ``cyanide bombs'', on public land, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as ``Canyon's Law''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Sodium cyanide is the highly toxic pesticide active ingredient used in M-44 devices, also known as ``cyanide bombs'', and is used to kill coyotes, foxes, and wild dogs suspected of preying on livestock and poultry. (2) Sodium cyanide is registered for restricted use under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.) as a Category One acute toxicant, the most hazardous Environmental Protection Agency classification available, due to the harm it poses to people and the environment. (3) Poisoning by sodium cyanide leads to central nervous system depression, cardiac arrest, respiratory failure, paralysis, and blindness. (4) The Environmental Protection Agency authorizes the use of M-44 devices nationwide, and in recent years, M-44