H.R.1018: Restore Our American Mustangs Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about animals
  • Introduced Feb. 12, 2009
  • Latest Major Action July 20, 2009

Bill Summary

Restore Our American Mustangs Act - Amends the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to revise provisions concerning the management of such animals. (Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary of the Interior (for Bureau of Land Management [BLM] administered lands) or the Secretary of Agriculture (for Forest Service administered lands) to: (1) ensure that, to the extent practicable, acreage available for wild and free-roaming horses and burros is at...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Congressional Budget Office Estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has produced a cost estimate for H.R.1018.

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 14.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-177.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 94.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 653 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1018 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources shall be considered as adopted. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions of the bill, as amended. This waiver does not affect the point of order available under clause 9 of rule XXI.
Rule H. Res. 653 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 653.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1018 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources shall be considered as adopted. The resolution waives all points of order against provisions of the bill, as amended. This waiver does not affect the point of order available under clause 9 of rule XXI.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1018.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions in H.Res. 653, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rahall amendment.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions in H.Res. 653, the House proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Hastings (WA) amendment.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 239 - 185 (Roll no. 577).
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb. 12, 2009

Introduced in the House by Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

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