Recovering America's Wildlife Act
Latest action · Feb 15, 2018 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedDec 14, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Recovering America's Wildlife Act
This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to direct the Department of the Treasury to transfer, beginning in FY2018, 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 bill revises the requirements governing how the funds from the subaccount may be used, including by requiring funds to be used to develop, revise, and implement state wildlife conservation strategies. The bill expands the allowable uses of the subaccount, including by allowing funds to be used for managing invasive and nuisance species and for law enforcement activities that are directly related to the conservation of species of the greatest conservation need.
Funds apportioned from the subaccount may not be conditioned upon the provision of public access to private lands, waters, or holdings.
The bill specifies what types of funds and donations states may use to meet matching fund requirements.
The bill revises the formula used to determine how funds are distributed to states.
Cosponsors 116
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 14, 2017 to Dec 20, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Dec 14, 2017 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Dec 21, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jan 10, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jan 10, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Mar 15, 2018 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Apr 11, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 9, 2018 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | May 9, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | May 9, 2018 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | May 9, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | May 9, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | May 9, 2018 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | May 9, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | May 9, 2018 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | May 18, 2018 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | May 18, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Knight | May 18, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | May 18, 2018 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 6, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Jun 14, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Jun 14, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 14, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jun 14, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Jun 14, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Jun 19, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. | Jun 22, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 22, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jun 22, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Jul 16, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jul 16, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Jul 16, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Jul 16, 2018 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Jul 19, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jul 26, 2018 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Aug 3, 2018 | |
| R-NY | John J. Faso | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Sep 6, 2018 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Sep 13, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Sep 28, 2018 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Oct 5, 2018 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Oct 5, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Oct 5, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Oct 5, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Oct 26, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Oct 26, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Oct 26, 2018 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Oct 26, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Oct 26, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Oct 26, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Nov 30, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Nov 30, 2018 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Dec 12, 2018 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Dec 12, 2018 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Dec 20, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Dec 20, 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 Dec 14, 2017 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Dec 20, 2017Hearings Feb 15, 2018 | |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Dec 20, 2017 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2018Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Dec 20, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Dec 20, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
- Dec 14, 2017Introduced in House
- Dec 14, 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. 204, December 14, 2017, page H9940.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-37 | H.R. 2591, "MODERNIZING THE PITTMAN-ROBERTSON FUND FOR TOMORROW'S NEEDS ACT OF 2017"; H.R. 4429, "CORMORANT CONTROL ACT"; H.R. 4609, "WEST FORK FIRE STATION ACT OF 2017"; H.R. 4647, "RECOVERING AMERICA'S WILDLIFE ACT"; AND H.R. 4851, "KENNEDY-KING ESTABLISHMENT ACT OF 2018"78 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Feb 15, 2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45667 | Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act: Understanding Apportionments for States and Territories Archived | Report | Apr 5, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3223 | Recovering America's Wildlife Act | Related bill | Jul 17, 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 supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Recovering America's Wildlife Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 14, 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.
