Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4108 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4108 To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the possession or use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 24, 2025 Mr. Nadler (for himself, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Cohen, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Meng, Ms. Norton, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. Casten) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to prohibit the possession or use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System, 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 the ``Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act''. SEC. 2. POSSESSION OR USE OF BODY-GRIPPING TRAP PROHIBITED. (a) In General.--The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 4(f), by striking ``this Act'' each place it appears and inserting ``this section''; and (2) by inserting after section 4 the following: ``SEC. 4A. POSSESSION OR USE OF BODY-GRIPPING TRAP PROHIBITED. ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a person may not possess or use a body-gripping trap in the System. ``(b) Exceptions.-- ``(1) Federal agency.--Subsection (a) does not apply to the possession or use of a body-gripping trap by a Federal agency-- ``(A) to-- ``(i) control an invasive species to achieve resource management objectives; or ``(ii) protect a species that-- ``(I) is listed as threatened or e