HR 6635
117th Congress
House
Animals
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Mammals
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2022
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 10, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Feb 10, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 8, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1024)
Feb 7, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 7, 2022
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2022
This bill prohibits the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from using or contracting for the use of helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft for gathering horses and burros under the Wild Free-roaming Horses and Burros Act. Further, BLM may not make contracts to use helicopters for transporting captured animals under such act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6635: Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6635/
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