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S 576 109th Congress Senate 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

A bill to restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.

Introduced: March 9, 2005 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 9, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 9, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2392)
Mar 9, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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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 March 9, 2005

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 297 Related bill To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.
 Bill text 1 version

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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 29, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 576: A bill 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-S-576/
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