S. 1377 · 119th Congress

Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horses Protection Act

Introduced on Apr 9, 2025 by John Hoeven (R-ND). One cosponsor. Latest action (Sep 10, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Apr 9, 2025
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to ensure the maintenance of a herd of horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Animal protection and human-animal relationships
  • Government information and archives
  • Mammals
  • North Dakota
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Apr 9, 2025). Public domain.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horses Protection Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to maintain a genetically diverse herd of horses, with a population of no fewer than 150 horses, in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. Interior must develop a management plan to protect the horses while ensuring that the natural resources within the park are not adversely impacted.

The bill also prohibits Interior from removing horses from the park unless the removal is (1) to maintain a genetically diverse herd of horses, (2) in the case of an emergency, or (3) to protect public health and safety.

Interior must annually monitor, assess, and publish findings regarding the population, structure, and health of the horses in the park.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

John HoevenR-NDSponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Apr 9, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 9, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. Dec 9, 2025 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
  4. Dec 17, 2025 · SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  5. Jun 11, 2026Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Jun 11, 2026 · SenateSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  7. Jun 11, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2747-2748; text: CR S2748)
  8. Jun 11, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2747-2748; text: CR S2748)
  9. Jun 12, 2026 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Jun 15, 2026 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Jun 15, 2026 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Sep 10, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  13. Sep 10, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.4 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)
  2. The Business Roundtable, Inc.1 report
    $9.2M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.