HR 4348
116th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Department of the Interior
Economic performance and conditions
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental regulatory procedures
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 7, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 376.
Aug 7, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-469.
Jan 29, 2020
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Jan 29, 2020
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 16.
Jan 29, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 24, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 17, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Sep 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 17, 2019
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Protect America’s Wildlife and Fish In Need of Conservation Act of 2019 or the PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019
This bill nullifies the 2019 rules relating to the listing of endangered or threatened species and the designation of critical habitats.
Among other things, the restored rules
- automatically give threatened species the same protections as endangered species;
- revise requirements governing when an agency must consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service about endangered species, threatened species, or their habitats;
- prohibit economic assessments from being considered in listing decisions; and
- revise the criteria used for designating critical habitats for the species.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 376.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
99
D
Frankel, Lois
Speier, Jackie
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Beatty, Joyce
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Hayes, Jahana
Luria, Elaine
DOYLE, MIKE
Crist, Charlie
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Foster, Bill
Levin, Andy
D
McCollum, Betty
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
D
Welch, Peter
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Pressley, Ayanna
Lawrence, Brenda
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Casten, Sean
D
Castor, Kathy
Demings, Val
D
Vargas, Juan
D
Davids, Sharice
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
D
Smith, Adam
Rice, Kathleen
D
Pingree, Chellie
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Keating, William R.
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Nadler, Jerrold
D
Chu, Judy
D
Titus, Dina
Lipinski, Daniel
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Meng, Grace
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Lynch, Stephen F.
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Raskin, Jamie
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Delgado, Antonio
Perlmutter, Ed
D
Stevens, Haley M.
Gabbard, Tulsi
D
Matsui, Doris O.
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
LEWIS, JOHN
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Lofgren, Zoe
D
Khanna, Ro
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Aguilar, Pete
Kennedy, Joseph
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4348: PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4348/
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