Establish a Wildlife Confiscations Network by directing the Secretary of the Interior to create it.

Andrew R. Garbarino · New York · Republican

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Evidence

Sponsor: Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (Introduced 05/21/2025). Committees: House - Natural Resources. Latest Action: House - 06/24/2025 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Tracker: This bill has the status Introduced.

Garbarino introduced the Wildlife Confiscations Network bill, and it received a subcommittee hearing, but the bill did not advance beyond introduction/hearing in the available record.

unresolved same_term A for effort

All Information (Except Text) for H.R.3538 - Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025 | Congress.gov
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"To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Wildlife Confiscations Network, and for other purposes." Introduced in the House on May 21, 2025, by Mr. Garbarino (for himself and Mr. Quigley).

The introduced text matches the claim’s directive to have the Secretary of the Interior establish the network, showing the proposal was formally introduced.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 3538 Introduced Bill Text | Congress.gov
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House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on H.R. 3538 (Rep. Garbarino), "Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025."

The bill progressed to a legislative hearing, indicating concrete legislative activity but no enactment or committee passage in the cited record.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Legislative hearing on H.R. 1676, H.R. 3538, H.R. 3857, H.R. 3858 | Congress.gov
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By Mr. GARBARINO (for himself and Mr. Quigley): H.R. 3538. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Wildlife Confiscations Network, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Natural Resources.

This confirms the bill’s referral to the House Committee on Natural Resources after introduction, with no indication in the cited record that it became law or was enacted administratively.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congressional Record — House, H.R. 3538 introduction entry | Congress.gov
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The hearing materials reference H.R. 3538, "Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025," and discuss the proposed network and related animal care protocols.

Hearing materials show the proposal was substantively discussed, but they do not establish that the Secretary of the Interior created the network.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Testimony / hearing document for H.R. 3538 | Congress.gov
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Assessments

unresolved same_term A for effort

Garbarino clearly acted on the promise by introducing H.R. 3538, the Wildlife Confiscations Network Act of 2025, whose text directly matches the claimed objective of directing the Secretary of the Interior to establish the network. The bill also received a subcommittee legislative hearing, showing meaningful effort. However, the available record only shows introduction and hearing status, with no evidence that the bill passed, became law, or that the Secretary of the Interior established the network through administrative action. Because the current Congress/term is ongoing and the promise could still be fulfilled, the best judgment is unresolved rather than never.

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