HR 1437 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food Animal protection and human-animal relationships Birds Livestock

Black Vulture Relief Act of 2024

Introduced: March 8, 2023 Introduced by: Rose, John W. Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps

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Became law

Dec 10, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 679.

Dec 10, 2024

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-832.

Jun 12, 2024

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 13.

Jun 12, 2024

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Jun 12, 2024

Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged

Jul 27, 2023

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Apr 14, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.

Mar 8, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Mar 8, 2023

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Black Vulture Relief Act of 2023

This bill allows livestock producers and their employees to take certain actions against black vultures to protect livestock. (Black vultures are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.)

Specifically, livestock producers and their employees may (1) take (i.e., capture, kill, disperse, or transport) a black vulture that they reasonably believe will cause death, injury, or destruction to livestock; or (2) in the course of taking or attempting to take the black vulture, cause injury to the bird.

Livestock producers and their employees must submit an annual report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on black vultures taken under this bill. The FWS must make this reporting form available on its website.

Currently, the FWS has a permit process under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act for the taking of black vultures.

What's happening now December 10, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 679.

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