A bill to require the protection, management, and control of wild free-roaming horses and burros on public lands.
Latest action. Favorable Executive Comment Received From Interior.
Declares all wild free-roaming horses and burros to be under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. Directs the Secretary to protect and manage wild free-roaming horses and burros as components of the public lands. Authorizes the Secretary to designate and maintain specific ranges on public lands as sanctuaries. Directs the Secretary to remove excess animals from an area if the area is overpopulated by wild horses and burros. Authorizes private landowners to maintain wild horses and burros on private lands, provided it is done in a manner to protect the animals, and the animals were not enticed to their lands. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint a joint advisory board to advise them concerning wild free-roaming horses and burros. Sets forth penalties for: (1) abusing or killing wild horses and burros; and (2) violations of this Act.
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Favorable Executive Comment Received From Interior.
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The record's latest action, on May 20, 1983: Favorable Executive Comment Received From Interior.
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In the 98th Congress (1983-84), 623 of the 10,560 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 5.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
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Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
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Who is behind it?
BARBARA VUCANOVICH (R-NV) introduced it on February 24, 1983, and 12 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 2 Democrats, 10 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on February 24, 1983, 15904 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 15819 days ago, on May 20, 1983.
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Vote history
- HouseFavorable Executive Comment Received From Interior.
- SenateNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action