Restore Our American Mustangs Act
Latest action · Jul 20, 2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 12, 2009
- Passed HouseJul 17, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Restore Our American Mustangs Act - Amends the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to revise provisions concerning the management of such animals.
(Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary of the Interior (for Bureau of Land Management [BLM] administered lands) or the Secretary of Agriculture (for Forest Service administered lands) to: (1) ensure that, to the extent practicable, acreage available for wild and free-roaming horses and burros is at least equal to the acreage where they were found in 1971; (2) update the inventory of such horses and burros annually and make it publicly available on the BLM website every two years; (3) take specified actions to manage such horses and burros and to achieve and maintain a thriving natural ecological balance on lands where such horses and burros are found; (4) identify new rangelands, arrange for supervised protection on private lands, and establish sanctuaries or exclusive use areas for such horses and burros; (5) report to the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the effects of new ranges, sanctuaries, and exclusive use areas on rangeland health, riparian zones, water quality, soil compaction, seed bed disturbance, native wildlife, and endangered or threatened species; (6) research, develop, and implement enhanced fertility control for mares, stallions, or both, such as surgical or immunocontraception sterilization or other safe, humane, and effective methods of fertility control; (7) exhaust all practicable options of maintaining a thriving natural ecological balance on the range before removing horses and burros; (8) take specified actions to promote the adoption program; (9) temporarily remove horses or burros from the range if their immediate health or safety is threatened; and (10) remove horses and burros determined to be a threat to the health and well-being of native plant or wildlife species.
Revokes provisions that allow the Secretaries to destroy: (1) old, sick, or lame animals; (2) excess horses and burros for which an adoption demand does not exist.
Requires adopters of such horses and burros to affirm that adopted animals and their remains will not be sold or transferred for consideration for processing into commercial products. Prohibits containing such horses and burros in corrals or short-term holding facilities for more than six months while awaiting disposition. Prohibits the destruction of such horses or burros unless the Secretaries: (1) determine that the horses or burros are terminally ill or fatally injured; and (2) ensure that the terminally ill or fatally injured horse or burro will be destroyed in the most humane manner.
Removes the limitation on the number of titles to horse and burros that may be transferred to qualified individuals.
Requires the Secretaries to: (1) provide a public notice 30 days prior to the planned removal of such horses and burros in specified circumstances; (2) track in a centralized database system the number of horses and burros injured or killed during a gathering or holding; (3) determine what information on such horses and burros could be provided to the public; and (4) ensure that such information is easily accessible on BLM's website.
(Sec. 6) Requires owners of private land to return such horses or burros that have wandered onto their land to public lands.
(Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretaries to enter into cooperative agreements with private entities for the management of such horses and burros.
(Sec. 8) Expands the membership of the advisory board on the management and protection of such horses and burros.
(Sec. 9) Applies criminal penalties to any person who transports a live or deceased horse or burro for processing into commercial products.
(Sec. 10) Lifts a restriction on the authority of the Secretary to relocate such horses and burros to public lands where they did not exist at the passage of such Act.
(Sec. 11) Sets forth new reporting requirements on the management of such horses and burros.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 577 | On Passage | Passed239–185 | Jul 17, 2009 |
| House 576 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed74–348 | Jul 17, 2009 |
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2009 to Jun 11, 2009; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 12, 2009 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Mar 17, 2009 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Mar 17, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Mar 24, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Apr 28, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | May 6, 2009 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Jun 11, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 12, 2009Markup Apr 29, 2009Reported Jun 23, 2009 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Feb 17, 2009Hearings Mar 3, 2009Discharged Apr 29, 2009 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 20, 2009 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jul 17, 2009Rule H. Res. 653 passed House.
- Jul 17, 2009Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 653. (consideration: CR H8316-8328)
- Jul 17, 2009Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1018 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources shall be considered as adopted. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions of the bill, as amended. This waiver does not affect the point of order available under clause 9 of rule XXI.
- Jul 17, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1018.
In the Congressional Record 7
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9257 | Robert C. Byrd D-WV | Sep 10, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1953 | Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH | Jul 24, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1857 | Sam Farr D-CA | Jul 21, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1845 | Lois Capps D-CA | Jul 20, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8305, H8306–H8313, H8316–H8328Text printed H8306, H8317Amendments H8312, H8324Recorded votes H8315, H8316, H8327consideration (H. Res. 653), previous questionHastings of Washington amendment (substitute)Declaratory Statements H8357 | Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY, Daniel E. Lungren R-CA, David Dreier R-CA, Doc Hastings R-WA (amendment), Ed Whitfield R-KY, Greg Walden R-OR, James P. McGovern D-MA, James P. Moran D-VA, Jason Chaffetz R-UT, John A. Boehner R-OH, Louie Gohmert R-TX, Nick J. Rahall II D-WV (amendment), Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ, Rob Bishop R-UT, Steve King R-IA, Virginia Foxx R-NC (amendment) | Jul 17, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8297, H8298Declaratory Statements H8303 | Louie Gohmert R-TX, Steve King R-IA | Jul 16, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E256 | Nick J. Rahall II D-WV | Feb 12, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 10, 2009H.R. 1018, Restore Our American Mustangs Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Nataural Resources on April 29, 2009</p>
- Jun 10, 2009H.R. 1018, Restore Our American Mustangs ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Nataural Resources on April 29, 2009
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34690 | Wild Horses and Burros: Issues and Proposals Archived | Report | Dec 8, 2011 |
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this bill.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 653 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1018) to amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to improve the management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for other purposes. | Procedurally related | Jul 17, 2009 |
| S 1579 | Restore Our American Mustangs Act | Related bill | Aug 5, 2009 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to improve the management and long-term health of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Restore Our American Mustangs Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Restore Our American Mustangs Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
- Advisory bodies
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Animals
- Aviation and airports
- Crimes against animals and natural resources
- Ecology
- Endangered and threatened species
- Government information and archives
- Mammals
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 20, 2009Referred in Senate
- Jul 17, 2009Engrossed in House
- Jun 23, 2009Reported in House
- Feb 12, 2009Introduced in House
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