119th Congress
H.R. 4422
Don’t Feed the Bears Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Shri Thanedar(D-MI)
- Introduced
- Jul 15, 2025
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture; House Committee on Natural Resources
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (4)
Original cosponsors (3)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
Added later (1)
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) · Mar 25, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To require the adoption and enforcement of regulations to prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal public lands in order to end the hunting practice known as "bear baiting" and reduce the number of dangerous interactions between people and bears.
Latest action(Jul 15, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jul 15, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. - Jul 15, 2025
Introduced in House