Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
The Restore M–44 Act directs the Department of Interior and Department of Agriculture to cancel a 2023 agreement that restricted wildlife damage management practices. Specifically, the bill allows the Agriculture Department to resume purchasing and using M–44 sodium cyanide devices, which are spring-loaded traps used to kill predators like coyotes that threaten livestock and pets. The legislation also removes reporting requirements that were imposed under the 2024 budget law requiring the Agriculture Department to update Congress on compliance with the prohibition on these devices. The bill affects wildlife management practices across the country and eliminates congressional oversight of the department's use of these controversial predator control tools. There is no specific funding or timeline mentioned in the bill; it simply rescues the agency from previous restrictions and reporting obligations.
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