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To amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to implement fertility controls to manage populations of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and to encourage training opportunities for military veterans to assist in range management activities, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to require the Interior Department to use fertility control vaccines to manage wild horse and burro populations on public lands. The bill prioritizes recruiting and training military veterans to apply these fertility controls, including certifying them in the use of immunocontraceptive vaccines. The Interior Department would be authorized to provide compensation to veterans for training and to contract with trained veterans to carry out these management activities. Contracted veterans would not be considered federal employees.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
25 cosponsors
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL)
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA)
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL)
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL)
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45] (D-CA)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
Actions (2)
- Apr 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Apr 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 10, 2025
Ms. Mace (for herself, Mr. Neguse, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Lawler, Mr. Crow, Mr. Moolenaar, Ms. Titus, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Tran, and Mr. Cohen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to implement fertility controls to manage populations of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and to encourage training opportunities for military veterans to assist in range management activities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans for Mustangs Act”.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE WILD FREE-ROAMING HORSES AND BURROS ACT.
Section 3(b)(2) of the Act commonly known as the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act (16 U.S.C. 1333(b)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking “that action is necessary” and all that follows through “until all excess animals have been removed” and inserting “that action is necessary to reduce the animal population or remove excess animals, the Secretary shall immediately take steps under this paragraph to achieve appropriate management levels. Such action shall be taken, in the following order and priority, until the animal population has been reduced or all excess animals have been removed”;
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively; and
(3) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following:
“(A) The Secretary shall implement humane, reversible, non-surgical, medically safe on-range immunocontraceptive vaccine fertility controls to manage populations of wild free-roaming horses and burros. In implementing such fertility controls, the Secretary, through the Bureau of Land Management, shall prioritize the recruitment of military veterans to train and become certified in the application of fertility controls with respect to wild free-roaming horses and burros, including the certified PZP applicator certification offered by the Science and Conservation Center’s Certification Program. The Secretary shall provide appropriate compensation to military veterans participating in such a certification program. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary is authorized to contract with military veterans who have completed the training program under this subparagraph to carry out management activities under this Act. Individuals contracted with pursuant to this subparagraph shall not be regarded as officers or employees of the United States on the basis of such contract.”. <all>
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