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Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2005

Introduced: February 2, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2006
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 16, 2006
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 16, 2006
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2601-2802)
May 16, 2006
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2601-2802)
May 16, 2006
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 586.
May 16, 2006
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2601-2603)
May 16, 2006
Mr. Radanovich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Mar 15, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Feb 15, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Feb 15, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Feb 15, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
Feb 2, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 2, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2005 - Amends Public Law 91-383 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to preserve and facilitate the continued use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on parts of National Park System lands where there is a historical tradition of such use. Directs that as a general rule, all trails, routes, and areas used by such animals shall remain open and accessible for such use. Allows the Secretary of the Interior to implement a proposed reduction in the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals on such lands only after complying with the full review process required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Makes the same amendments to other laws regarding other public lands as follows: (1) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, with respect to Bureau of Land Management lands; (2) the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, with respect to National Wildlife Refuge System lands; and (3) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, with respect to National Forest System lands (with the Secretary directed to act in this case being the Secretary of Agriculture).

Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to issue final rules to define the meaning of a historical tradition of use of pack and saddle stock animals on federal lands for purposes of this Act.

What's happening now May 17, 2006

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 3 Republican 6
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 7, 2006
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Nov 8, 2005
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Oct 27, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 7, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 28, 2005
WAMP, ZACH
· Jul 19, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 26, 2005
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 21, 2005
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Apr 21, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 20, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 586: Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-586/
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"H.R. 586: Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-586/.
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