House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act of 2025

H.R. 717Introduced Jan 23, 2025Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Official title: To establish the Wildlife Movement and Movement Area Grant Program and the State and Tribal Migration Research Program, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Ryan Zinke R-MT

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 23, 2025
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Latest action: Jan 23, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 717.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ZINKE:, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 14, January 23, 2025, Page H389):
Article 1 Section 8
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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

8 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 7 Democrats

7 of 8 cosponsors (88%) are from the other party.

Donald Beyer (D-VA), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Mike Levin (D-CA), Dave Min (D-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), W. Steube (R-FL), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ryan Zinke.

Sponsor’s state and district

Montana in Congress · MT-1 district

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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.