U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB7954: Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
To assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian land.
What the bill says
To assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian land.
From the committee substitute text, October 29, 2026:
A BILL To assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian land. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act . SECTION 2. Findings; purposes (a) Findings Congress finds that-- (1) buffalo sustained a majority of Indian Tribes in North America for many centuries before buffalo were nearly exterminated by non-Indian hunters in the mid-1800s; (2) the historical, cultural, and spiritual connection between buffalo and Indian Tribes has not diminished over time; (3) Indian Tribes have long desired the reestablishment of buffalo throughout Indian country for cultural, spiritual, and subsistence purposes; and (4) the successful restoration of buffalo would allow an Indian Tribe to benefit from-- (A) the reintroduction of buffalo into the diets of the members of the Indian Tribe; (B) the rekindling of the spiritual and cultural relationship between buffalo and the Indian Tribe; and (C) the use of buffalo for economic development, in the case of an Indian Tribe that chooses to use buffalo for economic development. (b) Purposes The purposes of this Act are to-- (1) fulfill the government-to-government relationship between Tribal Governments and the United States in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat; (2) promote and develop the capacity of Indian Tribes and …
Sponsors
- Jeff Hurd (R, HD-003) · primary sponsor
- Teresa Fernandez (D, HD-NM-3)
- Fedorchak, Julie (R, HD-000)
- Dan Newhouse (R, HD-004)
- Charles Fleischmann (R, HD-003)
- Tom Cole (R)
- Begich, Nicholas (R, HD-000)
- Sharice Davids (D, HD-003)
- Stephanie Bice (R)
- Ryan Zinke (R, HD-001)
- Gabe Vasquez (D, HD-NM-2)
- Tony Wied (R, HD-008)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 753.
- : Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-856.
- : Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Mammals, Federal-Indian relations, Indian social and development programs, Native Americans, Wildlife conservation and habitat protection, Community life and organization, Indian lands and resources rights
Common questions
- What is HB7954?
- HB7954 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act.
- What does HB7954 do?
- In its own words: To assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian land.
- What is the status of HB7954?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 753. (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB7954?
- Jeff Hurd (R, HD-003), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB7954?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7954
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