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Yellowstone Buffalo Preservation Act

Introduced: May 18, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
May 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
May 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
May 23, 2005
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
May 18, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
May 18, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Yellowstone Buffalo Preservation Act - Prohibits any federal or state government agent from: (1) killing, hazing, or capturing any buffalo on federal land or land held under federal conservation easements; or (2) using any form of bait to lure buffalo from any federal land onto private land until specified duties are accomplished by the Secretary of the Interior and certain other federal agencies. Provides exceptions for: (1) legally-authorized, state-managed buffalo hunts; (2) hazing if a person is physically endangered or property is damaged; (3) National Park Service employees moving buffalo to address physical public safety threats; and (4) certain non-lethal federal research. Establishes criminal penalties and fines for violations of this Act.

Sets forth duties of the the Secretary relating to grazing and other matters affecting the Yellowstone buffalo herd that must be accomplished within three years after the enactment of this Act.

What's happening now May 23, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 6, 2006
SPRATT, JOHN
· Apr 6, 2006
WU, DAVID
· Apr 6, 2006
KENNEDY, PATRICK
· Oct 6, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 22, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 22, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 22, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2428: Yellowstone Buffalo Preservation Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2428/
MLA
"H.R. 2428: Yellowstone Buffalo Preservation Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2428/.
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H.R. 2428, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2428/.
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[H.R. 2428: Yellowstone Buffalo Preservation Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2428/)
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