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H.R. 7631: Veterans for Mustangs Act

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H.R. 7631: Veterans for Mustangs Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-04-28 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-04-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on 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.

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Official title

Veterans for Mustangs Act

Plain summary

Veterans for Mustangs Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to prioritize use of nonsurgical, medically safe on-range fertility controls to manage populations of wild, free-roaming horses and burros. In implementing such fertility controls, the Bureau of Land Management shall prioritize the recruitment of military veterans to train and become certified in the application of fertility controls, including the certified PZP applicator certification offered by the Science and Conservation Center's Certification Program. Interior shall provide appropriate compensation to military veterans participating in such a certification program. The bill authorizes Interior to contract with military veterans who have completed the training program to carry out fertility control activities.

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Official text

Veterans for Mustangs Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-10] · 6 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Nancy Mace (R-SC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-10] reported raising $6.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7631 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117