119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jun 24, 2025
Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act
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Latest action (Jun 24, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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BORN FREE USA · lobbying firm or registrant: TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Animals
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…garding wildlife conservation and animal welfare legislation, including the Captive Primate Safety Act (H.R. 3199/S. 1594), the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act (H.R. 4108/no bill number), the Mink VIRUS Act (H.R. 2185/no bill number), and the ProTECT Act (H.R. 1934). Outreach related to the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BORN FREE USA · lobbying firm or registrant: TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 18, 2025 · issue area: Animals
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…luding the Captive Primate Safety Act (H.R. 3199/S. 1594), the ProTECT Act (H.R. 1934), the Mink VIRUS Act (H.R. 2185), and the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act (H.R. 4108). Outreach related to the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Animals
$30,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tock Protection Act HR 4921PUPP Act -- To modify and upgrade structures to serve as interim and permanent housing to accommodate unhoused individuals with pets HR 4108 / S. 2179Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act - To prohibit the possession or use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System HR 1661/S 775SAFE Act…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BORN FREE USA · lobbying firm or registrant: TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 18, 2025 · issue area: Animals
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…luding the Captive Primate Safety Act (H.R. 3199/S. 1594), the ProTECT Act (H.R. 1934), the Mink VIRUS Act (H.R. 2185), and the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act (H.R. 4108). Outreach related to the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION · lobbying firm or registrant: ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE FKA SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 18, 2025 · issue area: Animals
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…as they transition out of the industry, and for other purposes S 1947OCTOPUS Act -- To prohibit commercial octopus aquaculture operations in the United States HR 4108Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act - To prohibit the possession or use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System HR 1661/S 775SAFE Act - To amen…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing