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Veterans for Mustangs Act

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 2864 · House Bill · 119th Congress

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In committee
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House
Sponsors
26
Latest action
Apr 10, 2025

What it does

The Veterans for Mustangs Act would amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to implement humane, reversible fertility control measures—specifically immunocontraceptive vaccines—to manage wild horse and burro populations on public lands. It directs the Bureau of Land Management to prioritize recruiting and training military veterans to become certified in applying these fertility controls, providing them with compensation and authorizing contracts for their services without classifying them as federal employees. The bill aims to reduce reliance on animal removals by using fertility control as a primary management tool while creating…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Apr 10, 2025

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Apr 10, 2025

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