HR 7232 · 115th Congress 2017โ€“2019, ended

Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2018

Latest action · Dec 13, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

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.

  1. IntroducedDec 10, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2018

This bill provides for the conservation and restoration of habitats that facilitate the movement of native species that may be at risk due to habitat loss or fragmentation, including through measures that: (1) establish a National Wildlife Corridors Program, a National Wildlife Corridors Database, and a Wildlife Corridors Stewardship and Protection Fund; and (2) provide for the designation and management of National Wildlife Corridors.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 4

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Dec 10, 2018
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Dec 13, 2018
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Referred Dec 13, 2018
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Dec 10, 2018
Readiness Subcommittee
Referred Dec 11, 2018
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Dec 10, 2018
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Dec 10, 2018
Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
Referred Dec 11, 2018

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 13, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  2. Dec 13, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
  3. Dec 11, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  4. Dec 11, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
  5. Dec 10, 2018Introduced in House
  6. Dec 10, 2018Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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

Congressional Record, Volume 164 Issue 194 (Monday, December 10, 2018) [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 194 (Monday, December 10, 2018)] [House] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. BEYER: H.R. 7232. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Congress under Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 3; Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2; and Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 194, December 10, 2018, page H9820.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3715Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2018Identical billDec 6, 2018

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish a National Wildlife Corridors Program to provide for the protection and restoration of certain native fish, wildlife, and plant species, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2018

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 10, 2018Introduced in House

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