119:hr:2462 — Black Vulture Relief Act

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Introduced by

John W. Rose

R Republican · House · TN-06 R+17

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 286.

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Oct 03, 2025

committee Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-334.

Natural Resources Committee

Oct 03, 2025

other Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 286.

Jul 15, 2025

committee Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Natural Resources Committee

Jul 15, 2025

committee Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 18.

Natural Resources Committee

Mar 27, 2025

introduced Introduced in House

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00 Introduced in House Mar 27, 2025

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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--- Introduced (House)

+++ Reported (House)

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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

-[H.R. 2462 Introduced in House (IH)]

+[H.R. 2462 Reported in House (RH)]

<DOC>

+Union Calendar No. 286

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2462

+

+[Report No. 119-334]

To authorize livestock producers and their employees to take black

vultures in order to prevent death, injury, or destruction to

@@ -23,6 +26,21 @@

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

Natural Resources

+October 3, 2025

+

+Additional sponsors: Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Carter of Georgia,

+Mr. Lucas, Mr. Collins, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Knott, Mr. Massie, Mr. Cole,

+Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. Yakym, and Mr. Hill of Arkansas

+

+October 3, 2025

+

+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed

+in italic]

+[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March

+27, 2025]

+

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

-This Act may be cited as the ``Black Vulture Relief Act of 2025''.

+This Act may be cited as the ``Black Vulture Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES TO

TAKE CERTAIN BLACK VULTURES.

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forms required for permitted take under the Migratory Bird

Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) as of the date of enactment

of this Act.

-<all>

+Union Calendar No. 286

+

+119th CONGRESS

+

+1st Session

+

+H. R. 2462

+

+[Report No. 119-334]

+

+_______________________________________________________________________

+

+A BILL

+

+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.

+

+_______________________________________________________________________

+

+October 3, 2025

+

+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU

ANI

7

filings · 2026 Q3

AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED

ANINAT

5

filings · 2026 Q3

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