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Indian Buffalo Management Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
December 15, 2025
Latest Action
December 15, 2025
Primary Sponsor
Martin HeinrichDemocratic(NM)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
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vs 5,674 other S bills in the 119th — cohort avg 32d
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Filing registrants (2)
2026 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) FY27 Appropriations: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8845) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9310) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9022) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8595) -FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number]
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2026 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2026 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: federal funding for international wildlife conservation; the Arctic region; endangered species; international wildlife conservation funding; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; wildlife trafficking; tropical forest conservation and preventing deforestation and illegal timber trade; preventing pandemics at the source by addressing deforestation and high-risk wildlife trade; water conservation and water security; grassland conservation; and resilience and adaptation. Other Specific Activities: FOREST Act (not yet reintroduced) - support North American Grasslands Conservation Act (not yet reintroduced) - support Gold Mining Partnership Act - support Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R. 7954 / S. 3478) - support Support maintaining and increased funding from DOI and USDA to support tribal-led restoration and management of bison herds, including in support of food sovereignty Wildlife Road Crossings Program Reauthorization Act (H.R.6078 / S. 3503) - support Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment Act (not yet reintroduced) - support Reauthorization of Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act (S. 4011) - support Rio Grande Water Security Act (not yet reintroduced) - support Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 9497) - support provisions on freshwater conservation in the Rio Grande Basin
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2026 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: federal funding for international wildlife conservation; the Arctic region; endangered species; international wildlife conservation funding; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; wildlife trafficking; tropical forest conservation and preventing deforestation and illegal timber trade; preventing pandemics at the source by addressing deforestation and high-risk wildlife trade; water conservation and water security; grassland conservation; and resilience and adaptation. Other Specific Activities: FOREST Act (not yet reintroduced) - support North American Grasslands Conservation Act (not yet reintroduced) - support Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R. 7954 / S. 3478) - support Support maintaining and increased funding from DOI and USDA to support tribal-led restoration and management of bison herds, including in support of food sovereignty Wildlife Road Crossings Program Reauthorization Act (H.R.6078 / S. 3503) - support Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment Act (not yet reintroduced) - support Reauthorization of Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act (S. 4011) - support Rio Grande Water Security Act (not yet reintroduced) - support
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2026 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
2026 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: federal funding for international wildlife conservation; the Arctic region; endangered species; international wildlife conservation funding; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; wildlife trafficking; tropical forest conservation and preventing deforestation and illegal timber trade; preventing pandemics at the source by addressing deforestation and high-risk wildlife trade; water conservation and water security; grassland conservation; and resilience and adaptation. Other Specific Activities: FOREST Act (not yet reintroduced) - support North American Grasslands Conservation Act (not yet reintroduced) - support Gold Mining Partnership Act - support Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R. 7954 / S. 3478) - support Support maintaining and increased funding from DOI and USDA to support tribal-led restoration and management of bison herds, including in support of food sovereignty Wildlife Road Crossings Program Reauthorization Act (H.R.6078 / S. 3503) - support Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment Act (not yet reintroduced) - support Reauthorization of Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act (S. 4011) - support Rio Grande Water Security Act (not yet reintroduced) - support
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2025 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Monitor and evaluate federal initiatives, both authorizing and appropriations related, and regulatory matters regarding: federal funding for international wildlife conservation; the Arctic region; endangered species; international wildlife conservation funding; illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; wildlife trafficking; tropical forest conservation and preventing deforestation and illegal timber trade; preventing pandemics at the source by addressing deforestation and high-risk wildlife trade; water conservation and water security; grassland conservation; and resilience and adaptation. Other Specific Activities: FOREST Act (not yet reintroduced) - support North American Grasslands Conservation Act (not yet reintroduced) - support Gold Mining Partnership Act - support United States Foundation for International Conservation Act - support implementation Lacey Act enhancements legislation (not yet introduced) - support Indian Buffalo Management Act (S. 3478) - support Support maintaining and increased funding from DOI and USDA to support tribal-led restoration and management of bison herds, including in support of food sovereignty American Prairie Conservation Act (S. 1209) - support Safeguarding Americas Future and Environment Act (not yet reintroduced) - support Reauthorization of Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act - support Rio Grande Water Security Act (not yet reintroduced) - support
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)