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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

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

H.R. 297Introduced Jan 25, 2005Policy area: Animals
Sponsor: Rep. Nick Rahall D-WV
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 7, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

73 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 66 Democrats

7 of 73 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Brian Baird (D-WA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lois Capps (D-CA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Norman Dicks (D-WA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Lane Evans (D-IL), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and 43 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Nick Rahall.

Sponsor’s state and district

West Virginia in Congress

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.