HR 3538 119th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Animal protection and human-animal relationships Licensing and registrations Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025

Introduced: May 21, 2025 Introduced by: Garbarino, Andrew R. Republican · New York See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 24, 2025

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Jun 23, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.

May 21, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

May 21, 2025

Introduced in House

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Subcommittee Hearings Held

Hearings & markups 1

Legislative hearing on H.R. 1676 (Rep. Donalds), “Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025.” H.R. 3538 (Rep. Garbarino), “Wildl…
Hearing Jun 24, 2025 · 10:15 AM EDT · Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee

Lobbying activity 20

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

CAPITOL CONNECTIONS, LLC
for FORT WORTH ZOO · Texas · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
CAPITOL CONNECTIONS, LLC
for UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION OF REPTILE KEEPERS · Indiana · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
CAPITOL CONNECTIONS, LLC
for FORT WORTH ZOO · Texas · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
CAPITOL CONNECTIONS, LLC
for UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION OF REPTILE KEEPERS · Indiana · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
for WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY · New York · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
TOM ALBERT CONSULTING, LLC
for ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · Florida · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

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Cosponsors 21

Castro, Joaquin

Texas · Jun 30, 2026

Mrvan, Frank J.

Indiana · Jun 30, 2026

Carson, André

Indiana · Jun 10, 2026

Foushee, Valerie P.

North Carolina · Jun 4, 2026

New York · May 12, 2026

Torres, Ritchie

New York · May 12, 2026

Gimenez, Carlos A.

Florida · Apr 30, 2026

Kiggans, Jennifer A.

Virginia · Feb 4, 2026

Kim, Young

California · Nov 18, 2025

Ruiz, Raul

California · Oct 14, 2025

Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"

Georgia · Sep 11, 2025

Smith, Adam

Washington · Aug 1, 2025

Correa, J. Luis

California · Jul 16, 2025

Brownley, Julia

California · Jun 25, 2025

Carbajal, Salud O.

California · Jun 24, 2025

Elfreth, Sarah

Maryland · Jun 3, 2025

Costa, Jim

California · Jun 2, 2025

Krishnamoorthi, Raja

Illinois · Jun 2, 2025

Quigley, Mike

Illinois · May 21, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3538: Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3538/

MLA

"H.R. 3538: Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3538/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 3538, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3538/.

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[H.R. 3538: Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3538/)