Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act
Latest action · Nov 13, 2018 By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 115-350.
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 12, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 12, 2017 to Feb 14, 2018; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Jul 12, 2017 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Jul 12, 2017 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jul 12, 2017 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jul 12, 2017 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jul 12, 2017 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jul 12, 2017 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Jul 12, 2017 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Jul 12, 2017 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Jul 12, 2017 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Feb 14, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Feb 14, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jul 12, 2017Markup Sep 18, 2018Reported Sep 18, 2018 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2018By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 115-350.
- Sep 18, 2018Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Sep 18, 2018Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. Without written report.
- Sep 18, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 580.
- Jul 12, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jul 12, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 21, 2018S. 1537, Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation ActAs reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 18, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-617 | BUSINESS MEETING104 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Sep 18, 2018 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 310 | Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 14, 2019 |
| S 1514 | HELP for Wildlife Act | Related bill | Oct 5, 2017 |
| HR 3598 | Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act | Identical bill | Aug 15, 2017 |
| HR 4489 | ACCESS Act | Related bill | May 22, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2018Reported to Senate
- Jul 12, 2017Introduced in Senate
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.
