HOUSE 3656118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 6/9/2023
Actions
- 2023-06-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- 2023-05-24Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2023-05-24Introduced in House
- 2023-05-24Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-05-24 (00)
Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2023
This bill prohibits the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from using or contracting for the use of helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft for gathering horses and burros under the Wild Free-roaming Horses and Burros Act. Further, BLM may not make contracts to use helicopters for transporting captured animals under such act.
Cosponsors (20)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- David Schweikert (R-AZ)
- Sean Casten (D-IL)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- James Himes (D-CT)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Nick LaLota (R-NY)
- Brad Sherman (D-CA)
Subjects
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Aviation and airports
- Government studies and investigations
- Mammals
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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