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; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from 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 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Nov 30, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 6, 2016 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jul 13, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 108, July 6, 2016, page H4467.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45123 | Guns, Excise Taxes, Wildlife Restoration, and the National Firearms Act | Report | Mar 5, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2016
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
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
