Current Legislative Items regarding public lands, wild horses, domestic equines and more
The bills listed below are items you can and should call your Representative or Senator about and ask them to support. Bills starting with H.R. have been introduced in the House of Representatives and bills starting with S. have been introduced in the Senate.
These bills have been introduced in the 2021-2022 session of Congress and must be passed by December 31, 2022 to be enacted into law. If the bill is not passed by the end of 2022, then it must be reintroduced again with a new bill number in 2023 and you must call your Rep/Senator and ask them to sponsor it again with the new bill number.
All it takes is a quick phone call using the following script (you will likely be leaving a voice mail or leaving a message with an intern):
Hello, My name is _______and I am a constituent located in __________. I am calling today to ask Representative (or Senator) ___________ to support bill ______________ (insert bill here, i.e. HR 3355). This issue is very important to me and my family. Thank you, (your name)
Then follow up with a message via the Rep/Senators Contact page on their website with the same script (replace 'I am calling' with 'I am writing'. Find more tips for contacting your legislators here.
These bills have been introduced in the 2021-2022 session of Congress and must be passed by December 31, 2022 to be enacted into law. If the bill is not passed by the end of 2022, then it must be reintroduced again with a new bill number in 2023 and you must call your Rep/Senator and ask them to sponsor it again with the new bill number.
All it takes is a quick phone call using the following script (you will likely be leaving a voice mail or leaving a message with an intern):
Hello, My name is _______and I am a constituent located in __________. I am calling today to ask Representative (or Senator) ___________ to support bill ______________ (insert bill here, i.e. HR 3355). This issue is very important to me and my family. Thank you, (your name)
Then follow up with a message via the Rep/Senators Contact page on their website with the same script (replace 'I am calling' with 'I am writing'. Find more tips for contacting your legislators here.
*Note: All of these bills will need to be reintroduced in 2023 for the new Congressional session. Once each bill is reintroduced, the bill number will change and we will update this page at that time. In the meantime, please keep contacting your Rep and Senators on these bills to let them know that this issue is still very important to you.
SAFE Act H.R. 3355 - Save America's Forgotten Equines Act of 2021
This bill prohibits the transporting, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation by a person of an equine (e.g., horse) that the person has reason to believe will be slaughtered for human consumption. Read about the bill here.
S. 2732 - John Stringer Rainey Save America's Forgotten Equines Act (Senate bill) This bill prohibits the knowing sale or transport of horses for purposes of human consumption. Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful to knowingly possess, ship, transport, purchase, sell, deliver, or receive a horse for it to be slaughtered for human consumption. Read about the bill here.
H.R. 6635 - Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2022
To amend the Act commonly known as the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act to prohibit certain uses of aircraft with respect to the management of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for other purposes. Read more about the bill here.
H.R. 6935 - Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act
This bill authorizes the voluntary waiver of permits or leases for grazing on federal lands managed by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior in the 16 western states (e.g., Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). Read more about the bill here.
H.R. 5203 - Ejiao Act
This bill prohibits the knowing sale of transport of ejiao (or products containing ejiao) in interstate or foreign commerce. (Ejiao is a gelatin made with donkey skin and used in traditional Chinese medicine and beauty products.) Read more about the bill here.
H.R. 7631 - 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. Read more about the bill here.
This bill prohibits the transporting, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation by a person of an equine (e.g., horse) that the person has reason to believe will be slaughtered for human consumption. Read about the bill here.
S. 2732 - John Stringer Rainey Save America's Forgotten Equines Act (Senate bill) This bill prohibits the knowing sale or transport of horses for purposes of human consumption. Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful to knowingly possess, ship, transport, purchase, sell, deliver, or receive a horse for it to be slaughtered for human consumption. Read about the bill here.
H.R. 6635 - Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2022
To amend the Act commonly known as the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act to prohibit certain uses of aircraft with respect to the management of wild free-roaming horses and burros, and for other purposes. Read more about the bill here.
H.R. 6935 - Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act
This bill authorizes the voluntary waiver of permits or leases for grazing on federal lands managed by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior in the 16 western states (e.g., Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). Read more about the bill here.
H.R. 5203 - Ejiao Act
This bill prohibits the knowing sale of transport of ejiao (or products containing ejiao) in interstate or foreign commerce. (Ejiao is a gelatin made with donkey skin and used in traditional Chinese medicine and beauty products.) Read more about the bill here.
H.R. 7631 - 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. Read more about the bill here.