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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 159 (Friday, October 25, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Ms. HAGEMAN:H.R. 10042.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To limit the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture andthe Secretary of the Interior to penalize an owner oflivestock for grazing by such livestock on certain Federallands on which grazing is permitted on or after the date ofenactment of this Act and subsequently prohibited, and forother purposes.[Page H5895]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <fullName>Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]</fullName>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Protecting Agricultural Spaces Through Effective Ranching Strategies Act or the PASTURES Act&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill&amp;nbsp;prohibits&amp;nbsp;the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior from imposing penalties on livestock owners for grazing on certain public lands.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Under the bill, covered lands are National Forest System lands, lands administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, or public lands (1) on which&amp;nbsp;grazing is allowed by a permit or lease on or after the date of the bill's enactment and is then subsequently prohibited, and (2) that border private property.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, the departments may not impose a penalty on an owner of livestock (including cattle, bison, horses, sheep, and goats) for grazing on covered lands that do not have a fence to prevent grazing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The bill specifies that USDA or Interior, depending on the covered land, is responsible for any expense related to the construction or maintenance of a fence for the prevention of grazing by livestock.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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