Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act
Latest action · Aug 15, 2017 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 28, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act
This bill reauthorizes the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act through FY2023.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 28, 2017 to Nov 29, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Jul 28, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Sep 6, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jan 19, 2018 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Nov 29, 2018 |
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 28, 2017 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Aug 15, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 15, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jul 28, 2017Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2017Referred 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. 163, no. 128, July 28, 2017, page H6579.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1347 | Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 8, 2019 |
| HR 4489 | ACCESS Act | Related bill | May 22, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2017Introduced 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.
