Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2023
Latest action · Jun 9, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 24, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 24, 2023 to Oct 25, 2024, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | May 24, 2023 |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | May 31, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Jun 21, 2023 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jul 6, 2023 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jul 6, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jul 24, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Aug 15, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 18, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 27, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 27, 2023 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Oct 19, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- May 24, 2023Introduced in House
- May 24, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 2023Introduced in House
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