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Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)

Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025

H.R. 3538 · House bill Public Lands and Natural Resources

A Republican bill with 18 Democratic cosponsors · See all 23 cosponsors

Last activity — Subcommittee Hearings Held

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to create the Wildlife Confiscations Network. This voluntary, cooperative program is intended to help Federal wildlife law enforcement agencies with the placement and care of confiscated animals. The network will work in partnership with a professional accrediting zoological association. It aims to provide a coordinated response for the welfare of animals seized at U.S. ports of entry or borders. The program will involve a committee to review and approve various animal care facilities for membership. Finally, the bill authorizes $5,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2026 through 2030 to carry out these functions.

Yes

  • Scored +6

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The bill improves environmental protections by establishing protocols for the care of confiscated threatened and endangered species.

  • Scored +5

    Does this tighten control of the border?

    The bill enhances border security by establishing a specialized system for managing and caring for wildlife interdicted at ports of entry.

  • Scored +3

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The bill expands federal authority by establishing a national network for managing confiscated wildlife.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.