HR 297
109th Congress
House
Animals
Agriculture and Food
Commerce
Crime and Law Enforcement
Environmental Protection
Fines (Penalties)
Horses
Meat packing industry
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Wild animal trade
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife management
To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.
Introduced: January 25, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Jan 25, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jan 25, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E60)
Jan 25, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to: (1) prohibit the sale or transfer for commercial product processing of any free-roaming horse or burro on U.S. public lands; and (2) repeal the provisions permitting the sale of certain excess animals or their remains, and excluding from criminal fine or imprisonment a person who processes or permits the processing of such animals' remains.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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