S 3478 119th Congress Senate Native Americans Community life and organization Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights Indian social and development programs Mammals Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Indian Buffalo Management Act

Introduced: December 15, 2025 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov

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Dec 15, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Dec 15, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

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Indian Affairs Committee
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Lobbying activity 5

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

WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.
for WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
for NATURE CONSERVANCY · Virginia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
for NATURE CONSERVANCY · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.
for WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.
for WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

Cosponsors 4

Armstrong, Alan

Oklahoma · Jul 15, 2026

Smith, Tina

Minnesota · Feb 25, 2026

Sullivan, Dan

Alaska · Feb 25, 2026

Mullin, Markwayne

· Dec 15, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3478: Indian Buffalo Management Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3478/

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"S. 3478: Indian Buffalo Management Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3478/.

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S. 3478, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3478/.

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