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119th Congress

H.R. 2462

Black Vulture Relief Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
John W. Rose(R-TN)
Introduced
Mar 27, 2025
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
Committees
House Committee on Natural Resources
Official text
Reported in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (26)

Original cosponsors (14)

Added later (12)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

Black Vulture Relief Act of 2025 This bill allows livestock producers and their employees to take certain actions against black vultures to protect livestock. (Black vultures are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.) Specifically, livestock producers and their employees may (1) take (i.e., capture, kill, or disperse, or transport the carcass of) a black vulture that they reasonably believe will cause death, injury, or destruction to livestock; or (2) in the course of taking or attempting to take the black vulture, cause injury to the bird. However, they may not take or attempt to take a black vulture through the use of poison. Livestock producers and their employees must submit an annual report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on black vultures taken under this bill. The FWS must develop a reporting form and make this reporting form available on its website. Currently, the FWS has a permit process under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act for the taking of black vultures.

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No recorded votes on this bill.

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