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US HB5785
Bill
Status
10/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Adam Smith
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AI Summary
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Requires the Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior to accept voluntary waivers of federal grazing permits from ranchers who wish to permanently end livestock grazing on their allotments in 16 Western states
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Limits annual permit retirements to 100 total across all 16 Western states and no more than 25 per individual state, processed on a first-come, first-served basis
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Permanently prohibits issuance of new grazing permits on retired allotments and requires the Secretary to secure these lands against trespass grazing by domestic livestock
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Applies retroactively to grazing allotments already administratively retired before enactment, permanently ending grazing on those lands as well
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Permittees who waive their permits forfeit all claims to range developments (structures, fences, permanent fixtures) on the covered land, while existing water rights and other valid rights remain unaffected
Legislative Description
Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act of 2025
Agriculture and food
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
10/17/2025