Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2016
Latest action · Jul 13, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 6, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2016
This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to direct the Department of the Treasury to transfer, beginning in FY2016, revenues from energy and mineral development on federal lands totaling $1.3 billion to the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount of the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund, to be available without further appropriation. The purpose of the subaccount is to fund state wildlife conservation and restoration programs for managing fish and wildlife species of the greatest conservation need as determined by a state fish and wildlife agency.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 6, 2016 to Nov 30, 2016, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jul 6, 2016 |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Jul 13, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jul 14, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Sep 7, 2016 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Sep 7, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Sep 8, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Sep 14, 2016 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Sep 20, 2016 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Sep 27, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Sep 27, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Sep 27, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Sep 28, 2016 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Nov 14, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jul 6, 2016Introduced in House
- Jul 6, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 6, 2016Introduced in House
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