Indian Buffalo Management Act
Latest action · Dec 16, 2024 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedSep 21, 2023
- Passed SenateDec 12, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Indian Buffalo Management Act
This bill establishes a permanent program within the Department of the Interior to develop and promote tribal ownership and management of buffalo and buffalo habitat on Indian lands.
Specifically, the bill requires Interior to (1) enter into contracts, award grants, and provide technical assistance to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for activities related to buffalo restoration or management; (2) consult with tribes and tribal organizations on initiatives that affect buffalo or buffalo habitat, including efforts to contain or eradicate diseased buffalo; and (3) develop a policy relating to buffalo and buffalo habitat management activities on Indian land.
Additionally, Interior may enter into agreements with tribes or tribal organizations to transport surplus buffalo from federal land onto Indian land.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 21, 2023 to Apr 23, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Original | Sep 21, 2023 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Apr 23, 2024 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Apr 23, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 21, 2023Hearings Jun 12, 2024Markup Sep 25, 2024Reported Nov 19, 2024 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2024Received in the House.
- Dec 16, 2024Held at the desk.
- Dec 13, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 12, 2024Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6992-6993)
- Dec 12, 2024The committee amendments withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 12, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6993-6994)
- Nov 18, 2024Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with amendments. With written report No. 118-246.
- Nov 18, 2024Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 561.
- Sep 25, 2024Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Jun 12, 2024Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-418.
- Sep 21, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Sep 21, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6991, S6992–S6994Text printed S6993Amendments S6992, S6993, S7009 | Brian Schatz D-HI, Martin Heinrich D-NM (amendment) | Dec 12, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 18, 2024S. 2908, Indian Buffalo Management ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on September 25, 2024
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 118-150 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 7662, H.R. 7807, H.R. 8952, AND H.R. 1000572 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Nov 19, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-418 | S. 2908, S. 3263, S. 4000, AND S. 444252 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Jun 12, 2024 |
| S. Hrg. 118-679 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025771 pages | Appropriations Committee | Apr 10, 2024–May 23, 2024 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 3324 | In the nature of a substitute. | Martin Heinrich D-NMfor Brian Schatz | Amendment SA 3324 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3478 | Indian Buffalo Management Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Dec 15, 2025 |
| HR 6368 | Indian Buffalo Management Act | Related bill | Jun 27, 2024 |
| HR 7954 | Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Oct 29, 2026 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian land.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Indian Buffalo Management Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Indian Buffalo Management Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Indian Buffalo Management Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 12, 2024Engrossed in Senate
- Nov 18, 2024Reported to Senate
- Sep 21, 2023Introduced in Senate
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.
