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HR 3742 116th Congress House Environmental Protection Congressional oversight Ecology Endangered and threatened species Government trust funds Horticulture and plants Indian lands and resources rights Outdoor recreation State and local government operations Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

Introduced: October 18, 2019 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 24, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 568.
Dec 24, 2020
Committee on the Budget discharged.
Dec 24, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-685, Part I.
Dec 5, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 6.
Dec 5, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 5, 2019
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Oct 17, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 29, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jul 12, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.
Jul 12, 2019
Introduced in House
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Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019

This bill provides funding for (1) the conservation or restoration of wildlife and plant species of greatest conservation need; (2) the wildlife conservation strategies of states, Indian tribes, or territories; or (3) wildlife conservation education and recreation projects.

The Department of the Interior must use a portion of the funding for a grant program. The grants must be used for recovery efforts for species of greatest conservation need, species listed as endangered or threatened species, or the habitats of such species.

What's happening now December 24, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 568.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 143
All 143 Democratic 78 Republican 30
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 23, 2020
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Oct 16, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Oct 16, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 22, 2020
Rice, Kathleen
· May 1, 2020
Marchant, Kenny
· Mar 11, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 4, 2020
Murphy, Stephanie
· Mar 4, 2020
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Feb 25, 2020
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Feb 25, 2020
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Feb 21, 2020
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 5, 2020
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Feb 3, 2020
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 29, 2020
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jan 27, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Jan 24, 2020
Katko, John
· Jan 16, 2020
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 13, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Dec 5, 2019
Hurd, Will
· Dec 5, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· Dec 5, 2019
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Nov 26, 2019
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Nov 26, 2019
PRICE, DAVID
· Nov 20, 2019
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Gooden, Lance
Texas · Nov 18, 2019
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Nov 8, 2019
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 8, 2019
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 30, 2019
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 29, 2019
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 29, 2019
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Oct 21, 2019
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Oct 18, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Oct 18, 2019
Keller, Fred
· Oct 18, 2019
Lamb, Conor
· Oct 18, 2019
Lawrence, Brenda
· Oct 18, 2019
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 18, 2019
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Oct 16, 2019
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 16, 2019
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Oct 16, 2019
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Oct 16, 2019
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 11, 2019
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Oct 11, 2019
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Oct 11, 2019
Bustos, Cheri
· Oct 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3742: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3742/
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