Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act
Latest action · Mar 8, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2019
- 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 program through FY2025.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 25, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Feb 25, 2019 |
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 Feb 25, 2019 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Mar 8, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Feb 25, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2019Referred 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. 165, no. 34, February 25, 2019, page H2102.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 47 | John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act | Related bill | Mar 12, 2019 |
| S 310 | Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act | Related bill | Mar 14, 2019 |
| HR 3598 | Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act | Reintroduction of | Aug 15, 2017 |
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 Title(s) 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.
- Feb 25, 2019Introduced 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.
