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H.R. 249: To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.

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H.R. 249: To restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-05 · Animals · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-01-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 267 (2007): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR249 (2007-04-26), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

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

Plain summary

Amends the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to: (1) prohibit the sale or transfer of any free-roaming horse or burro or its remains on U.S. public lands for consideration for processing into commercial products; and (2) repeal 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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

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

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · 17 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 249, A bill to restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (2007-03-09); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 249, A bill to restore the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-roaming horses and burros (2007-03-09)

Cosponsors on this site

Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr249 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110