# 117-hr-6635: Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2022

117-hr-6635, Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6635
- Congress: 117
- Title: Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Introduced: 2022-02-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from using or contracting for the use of helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft for gathering horses and burros under the Wild Free-roaming Horses and Burros Act. Further, BLM may not make contracts to use helicopters for transporting captured animals under such act.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-10-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2022-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022
- 117-hr-6207: Humane Cosmetics Act of 2021
- 117-hr-6117: PrEP Access and Coverage Act
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-6635 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6635)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
- [117-hr-6207: Humane Cosmetics Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6207)
- [117-hr-6117: PrEP Access and Coverage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6117)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6635 (as of 2025-11-18).