HR 297 · 109th Congress · Animals

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

Introduced 2005-01-25· Sponsored by Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.(2005-02-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

17 Democrats3 Republicans
Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]KY
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]NC
Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]WA
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2]HI
Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5]VA
Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8]MD
Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10]CA
Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]CA
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]NY
Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5]MI
Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7]CA
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]NY
Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]OH
Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]CA
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]MO
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]VA
Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13]NJ