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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: May 19, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 7, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 12
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 23, 2006
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 20, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· May 19, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 16, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 16, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 5, 2005
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 28, 2005
SPRATT, JOHN
· Apr 28, 2005
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 6, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 9, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 9, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Mar 7, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 7, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 9, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 9, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 297: To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-297/
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