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; 2 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Nov 6, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Feb 7, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 11, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Apr 30, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 10, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | May 22, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Oct 25, 2024 |
Committees 1
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 May 24, 2023 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 9, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E335 | Steve Cohen D-TN | Apr 11, 2024 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 88, May 24, 2023, page H2598.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Act commonly known as the Wild Free-roaming Horses and Burros Act to prohibit certain uses of aircraft with respect to the management of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 24, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
