Restore M–44 Act
This bill rescinds a 2023 wildlife damage management agreement between the Interior and Agriculture Departments, restoring the use of M-44 devices (sodium cyanide ejectors) and compound 1080 for wildlife control. It directly affects the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), allowing the Secretary to purchase, deploy, and train third parties on these devices without congressional reporting requirements. The key provision removes a prior prohibition and eliminates the need to submit implementation updates to congressional committees. This changes USDA policy by enabling the routine use of these tools in wildlife management programs.
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Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Tony Gonzales
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