Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026
Latest action · Sep 15, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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 8, 2025
- Passed HouseSep 14, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026
This bill provides statutory authority for the Urban Bird Treaty Program, which is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This program works with communities to support conserving and managing birds that live in and migrate through urban areas. This support includes grants administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and provided to entities including government agencies, community groups, and academic institutions for conducting activities related to the program.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 297 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed345–60 | Sep 14, 2026 |
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2025 to Aug 17, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Original | May 8, 2025 |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 2, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Dec 2, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-PR | Pablo José Hernández | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jan 27, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Feb 11, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 15, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | May 7, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Jun 22, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Aug 17, 2026 |
Committees 2
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 8, 2025Markup Jun 10, 2026Reported Aug 20, 2026 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jan 28, 2026Hearings Feb 4, 2026Discharged Jun 10, 2026 | |
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2026 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Sep 14, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5578-5580)
- Sep 14, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5599)
- Sep 14, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 14, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3276.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5578–H5580Text printed H5578Recorded votes H5599enact | Bruce Westerman R-AR, Debbie Dingell D-MI, Sarah Elfreth D-MD | Sep 14, 2026 |
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 28, 2026H.R. 3276, Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026As passed by the House on September 14, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 77, May 8, 2025, pages H1945, H1944.
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Urban Bird Treaty Program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Urban Bird Treaty Program.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2026Referred in Senate
- Sep 14, 2026Engrossed in House
- Aug 20, 2026Reported in House
- May 8, 2025Introduced 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.
