US HB2864

Amends the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to implement humane, reversible, non-surgical immunocontraceptive vaccine fertility controls as the first priority for managing wild horse and burro populations

Directs the Bureau of Land Management to prioritize recruiting and training military veterans to become certified in applying fertility controls, including the PZP applicator certification from the Science and Conservation Center

Requires the Secretary to provide appropriate compensation to veterans participating in the certification program

Authorizes the Secretary to contract with trained veterans to carry out wild horse and burro management activities, with contracted veterans not considered federal employees

Introduced April 10, 2025 with bipartisan sponsorship and referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources