House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action
Black Vulture Relief Act
Official title: To authorize livestock producers and their employees to take black vultures in order to prevent death, injury, or destruction to livestock, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. John Rose R-TNWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 27, 2025
- Committee actionJul 15, 2025
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 3, 2025 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 286.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2462.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2462, Black Vulture Relief Act” on August 28, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 15, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 28, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61707
- CBO publication date
- August 28, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2462, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2462
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-334 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on October 3, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 3, 2025 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/334
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2462, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2462
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROSE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 56, March 27, 2025, Page H1339):Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 27, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2462, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2462
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- February 4, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
26 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 26 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Mark Alford (R-MO), Andy Barr (R-KY), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Mike Bost (R-IL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mike Collins (R-GA), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Sam Graves (R-MO), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Kevin Hern (R-OK), J. Hill (R-AR), Brad Knott (R-NC), David Kustoff (R-TN), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Mark Messmer (R-IN), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Max Miller (R-OH), Scott Perry (R-PA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Michael Rulli (R-OH), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Jason Smith (R-MO), Darren Soto (D-FL), Rudy Yakym (R-IN).
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Related bills
- S. 1823 (119th) Black Vulture Relief Act of 2025Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.