The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
S 1377 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by John Hoeven (R)

Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horses Protection Act

Requires the Interior Department to maintain at least 150 wild horses in Theodore Roosevelt National Park's South Unit.

Tradeoff

Protects a genetically diverse horse herd in the park. Interior must balance horse management against protecting the park's natural resources.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs less than $500,000 over the 2026-2031 period.

The $500,000 is just the federal cost to administer the requirement—the policy's real impact is the mandate on the National Park Service to maintain at least 150 genetically diverse horses and develop a management plan for the South Unit of the park.

S. 1377, Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horses Protection Act · Feb 2026

Passed the Senate by on June 11, 2026 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Apr 9, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources(Apr 9, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Dec 17, 2025)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jun 11, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Jun 15, 2026)

  6. House

    Committee on Natural Resources(Sep 10, 2026)