# 119-hr-5829: Leveraging Aerial Systems for Stewardship Operations (LASSO) Act

119-hr-5829, Leveraging Aerial Systems for Stewardship Operations (LASSO) Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5829
- Congress: 119
- Title: Leveraging Aerial Systems for Stewardship Operations (LASSO) Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would test using unmanned aerial systems (drones) to humanely gather and manage wild horses and burros.** It would create a small grant program under the Wild Free‑Roaming Horses and Burros Act to fund pilot projects and related fertility‑control research. - Organizations and universities with drone expertise and a record in equine welfare could receive grants to run pilot studies and technology trials. - Projects could test whether drones can safely gather animals, help apply humane fertility control, and support herd‑health efforts. - Grant recipients must report results to Congress and make them public within 180 days after each study ends. - Recipients must also submit evaluations to the House Agriculture Committee and the Department of Agriculture on drone uses for ranching, animal care, and environmental stewardship. *Would allocate $100,000 per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for these grants under the Wild Free‑Roaming Horses and Burros Act.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Drone pilot grants for wild horses: benefit, low. If enacted, the Interior Department would fund small grants to test drones (unmanned aerial systems) for humane wild horse and burro work. It would allocate $100,000 per year from fiscal year 2026 through 2030, from funds made available to carry out the Act. Grants would go to organizations, includ…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-5829 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5829)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5829 (as of 2026-04-21).