Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019
Latest action · Oct 9, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 456.
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.
- IntroducedMay 16, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019
This bill provides for the conservation and restoration of habitats that facilitate the movement of certain native species (e.g., fish, wildlife, or plant species) that may be at risk due to habitat loss or fragmentation.
The bill establishes a National Wildlife Corridor System and provides for the designation and management of such corridors on federal land and water. A corridor means a feature of the landscape or seascape that (1) provides habitat or ecological connectivity, and (2) allows for movement or dispersal of native fish, wildlife, or plants. Indian tribes may nominate a corridor within their land to be included in a Tribal Wildlife Corridor.
In addition, the bill establishes a Wildlife Corridors Stewardship Fund to receive donations for the management and protection of the corridors.
It also establishes a wildlife movement grant program to encourage the passage of native fish, wildlife, or plant species across a landscape or seascape. The National Coordination Committee, established by this bill, must recommend projects to fund under the grant program. The committee must also develop standards for regional wildlife movement plans to allow for better cross-regional collaboration. No fewer than four regional wildlife movement councils must be established. Among other things, the councils must submit to the committee regional wildlife movement plans as well as lists of funding priorities.
Finally, the U.S. Geological Survey must establish a National Wildlife Corridors Database.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2019 to Feb 26, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | May 16, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Xochitl Torres Small | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jan 28, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 14, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Feb 26, 2020 |
Committees 4
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 May 16, 2019Markup Jan 29, 2020Reported Oct 9, 2020 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jun 3, 2019Discharged Jan 29, 2020 | |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 3, 2019Discharged Jan 29, 2020 | |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jun 3, 2019Hearings Oct 17, 2019Discharged Jan 29, 2020 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred May 16, 2019Discharged Oct 9, 2020 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Jun 10, 2019 | |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 16, 2019Discharged Oct 9, 2020 |
| Readiness Subcommittee | Referred May 17, 2019 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 16, 2019Discharged Oct 9, 2020 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred May 17, 2019 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 9, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-558, Part I.
- Oct 9, 2020Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- Oct 9, 2020Committee on Armed Services discharged.
- Oct 9, 2020Committee on Transportation discharged.
- Oct 9, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 456.
- Jan 29, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jan 29, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 15.
- Jan 29, 2020Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
- Jan 29, 2020Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- Jan 29, 2020Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
- Oct 17, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 10, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Jun 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Jun 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Jun 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- May 17, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- May 17, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- May 16, 2019Introduced in House
- May 16, 2019Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 27, 2020H.R. 2795, Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 29, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 82, May 16, 2019, page H3925.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48350 | Wildlife Corridors: Background and Issues for Congress | Report | Jan 13, 2025 |
| R46743 | Climate Change Adaptation: Department of Commerce Archived | Report | Apr 1, 2021 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2 | Moving Forward Act | Related bill | Jul 20, 2020 |
| S 1499 | Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019 | Identical bill | May 16, 2019 |
| S 2891 | Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019 | Related bill | Dec 9, 2020 |
| HR 5179 | Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019 | Related bill | Oct 9, 2020 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish National Wildlife Corridors to provide for the protection and restoration of certain native fish, wildlife, and plant species, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Aquatic ecology
- Birds
- Charitable contributions
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Department of the Interior
- Ecology
- Endangered and threatened species
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal-Indian relations
- Genetics
- Geography and mapping
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Intergovernmental relations
- Land use and conservation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Military facilities and property
- Regional and metropolitan planning
- Roads and highways
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local government operations
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 9, 2020Reported in House
- May 16, 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.
