H.R.4422

Don’t Feed the Bears Act of 2025

Introduced·7/15/25

The Don’t Feed the Bears Act of 2025 aims to prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal public lands to end bear baiting and reduce.

The Don’t Feed the Bears Act of 2025 mandates the adoption and enforcement of regulations to prohibit the intentional feeding of bears on Federal public lands. This includes ending the hunting practice known as “bear baiting.” The bill highlights that bears habituated to human food can pose safety threats, leading to attacks on humans and significant property damage. Federal land management agencies, including the Forest Service, National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management, already discourage bear feeding but allow baiting by hunters.

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Where it stands

Current
Natural Resources Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

Jul 15, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Jul 15, 2025

House

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.