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SAW Act

To prohibit any person from using a motor vehicle to take a mammalian predator species on Federal land, and for other purposes.

Introduced Dec 18, 2025

Latest action (Dec 18, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to
Judiciary Committee
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Issues
Climate & Energy

Summary
  • Prohibits intentionally using a motor vehicle to harass, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect mammalian predators on federal land.
  • Establishes criminal penalties of a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment not exceeding 5 years, or both for violations.
  • Provides an exception to the prohibition when the conduct is necessary to avoid injury or death to the person or another person.
  • Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to investigate violations and request assistance from the FBI, Treasury Department, and other federal agencies.
  • Authorizes state and local law enforcement to assist in investigations.
  • Defines motor vehicle to include any self-propelled vehicle or vehicle drawn by a self-propelled vehicle operated on land, water, or air.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Dec 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  2. Dec 18, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Dec 18, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 18, 2025

Ms. Hoyle of Oregon (for herself, Mr. Lawler, Mrs. Dingell, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To prohibit any person from using a motor vehicle to take a mammalian predator species on Federal 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 the “Snowmobiles Aren’t Weapons Act” or the “SAW Act”.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING USE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TO INTENTIONALLY TAKE A MAMMALIAN PREDATOR SPECIES ON FEDERAL LAND.

(a) Prohibition.—Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who intentionally uses a motor vehicle to harass, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect a mammalian predator species on Federal land shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.

(b) Exceptions.—A violation of subsection (a) has not occurred if a person engaged in conduct prohibited by subsection (a) to avoid injury or death to themselves or another person.

(c) Investigation of Violations.—The Secretary of the Interior, or a person authorized by the Secretary—

(1) shall make such investigations as the Secretary deems necessary to determine whether any person has violated or is violating this Act; and

(2) when conducting an investigation under this subsection—

(A) may obtain assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of the Treasury, and such other Federal agency as the Secretary determines appropriate; and

(B) may request and accept the assistance of State and local law enforcement and governmental agencies.

(d) Definitions.—In this Act—

(1) the term “Federal land” means land owned by the United States, except land with respect to which title is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an American Indian Tribe or an individual American Indian;

(2) the term “motor vehicle” means a self-propelled vehicle or a vehicle propelled or drawn by a self-propelled vehicle that is operated on a highway, on a railroad track, on the ground, in the water, or in the air; and

(3) the term “mammalian predator” has the meaning given such term by the Secretary of the Interior. <all>

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