[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 284 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 284

 Honoring wild horses and burros as important to our national heritage.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 26, 2011

Mr. Grijalva submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring wild horses and burros as important to our national heritage.

Whereas the evolutionary origin of equines is found in North America;
Whereas wild horses and burros are part of the ecosystem and rangelands of the 
        United States;
Whereas wild horses and burros are an important part of our national heritage;
Whereas the National Wild Horse and Burro Program should provide for continued 
        long-term existence and well-being of wild horses and burros on public 
        lands; and
Whereas Cloud, the most famous and revered wild stallion, was born May 29, 1995, 
        on the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range, and embodies the essence of wild 
        horse values of freedom and family: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors the 16th birthday of Cloud;
            (2) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
        and celebrate the 16th birthday of Cloud and the intrinsic 
        value of all wild horses and burros;
            (3) recognizes wild horses and burros as living symbols of 
        the western development era and honors their hardy nature; and
            (4) recognizes that with the American frontier long since 
        closed, wild horses and burros remain among the last 
        representatives of the freedom and spirit of the Old West.
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