THE NATURE CONSERVANCY for NATURE CONSERVANCY

Agriculture AGR

2024 Farm Bill Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2023 (S.2991) Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act of 2023 (H.R.5250 / S.3147) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023 (H.R.3424 / S.2631) Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act of 2023 (H.R.6515 / S.3371) Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act of 2023 (H.R.6497 / S.2636) Lacey Act Amendments of 2023 (H.R.4922 / S.1614) Rural Forest Markets Act of 2023 (H.R.5315 / S.3399)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3424 (118th), H.R. 5250 (118th), S. 3371 (118th), S. 2636 (118th), H.R. 6515 (118th), S. 1614 (118th), H.R. 5315 (118th), S. 3147 (118th), S. 3399 (118th), S. 2991 (118th), H.R. 6497 (118th), H.R. 4922 (118th), S. 2631 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

2024 Farm Bill Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024 (S.2131) Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2025 (H.R.9026) Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2024 (S.2438) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024 (S.2605) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2025 (H.R.8998) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2025 (H.R.8997) Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act of 2023 (H.R.6515) Help Our Kelp Act (S.2807 / H.R.5487 National Defense Appropriations Authorization Act for FY 2024 (H.R.2670 / S. 2226) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 (S.1149) RISEE Act of 2023 (S.373 / H.R.913 United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2024 (H.R.1298 / S.618)

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Park Service (NPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: S. 2226 (118th), H.R. 913 (118th), S. 373 (118th), H.R. 8997 (118th), H.R. 8998 (118th), S. 1149 (118th), H.R. 9026 (118th), S. 2807 (118th), H.R. 5487 (118th), H.R. 6515 (118th), S. 2438 (118th), H.R. 1298 (118th), S. 2131 (118th), H.R. 2670 (118th), S. 2605 (118th), S. 618 (118th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Bristol Bay Protection Act (H.R.8193) Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023 (H.R.3918 / S.2247) Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (H.R.8812 / S.4367) [No bill number] Funding for the Mississippi River Sentinel Monitoring System

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8193 (118th), S. 2247 (118th), H.R. 8812 (118th), H.R. 3918 (118th), S. 4367 (118th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

2024 Farm Bill Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act of 2023 (S.1111) CCU Parity Act of 2023 (H.R.1262 / S.542) Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2023 (S.373 / H.R.913) [No bill number] Build Clean Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1111 (118th), H.R. 1262 (118th), S. 373 (118th), S. 542 (118th), H.R. 913 (118th)

Natural Resources NAT

2024 Farm Bill Community and Hydropower Improvement Act (S.1521) Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act (H.R.5216 / S.2660) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.8790) Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2023 (H.R.7779 / S.2781) Growing Access To Environmental Sustainability (GATES) Act (H.R.4800) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.6368 / S.2908) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2024 (H.R. 8557 / S. 4424) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 (S.1149) Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2023 (S.373 / H.R.913) Rural Forest Markets Act of 2023 (H.R.5315 / S.3399) United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2024 (H.R.1298 / S.618) Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (H.R.8812 / S.4367) [No bill number:] Build Clean Act [No bill number] Request to members of Congress to write a letter to DOI supporting a mineral withdrawal for Ash Meadows Wildlife Refuge, Nevada

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Park Service (NPS)

Bills named: H.R. 7779 (118th), S. 2781 (118th), S. 373 (118th), H.R. 8557 (118th), H.R. 5216 (118th), H.R. 913 (118th), S. 1149 (118th), H.R. 4800 (118th), S. 618 (118th), S. 4424 (118th), H.R. 8812 (118th), H.R. 6368 (118th), S. 3399 (118th), S. 2660 (118th), S. 2908 (118th), H.R. 5315 (118th), H.R. 1298 (118th), S. 1521 (118th), H.R. 8790 (118th), S. 4367 (118th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

2024 Farm Bill National Defense Appropriations Authorization Act for FY 2024 (H.R.2670 / S. 2226) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.8182 / S.4216) Plum Island National Monument Act (H.R.1584) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 (S.1149) United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2024 (H.R.1298 / S.618) Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (H.R.8812 / S.4367)

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Park Service (NPS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 8812 (118th), H.R. 1298 (118th), H.R. 8182 (118th), S. 4216 (118th), H.R. 2670 (118th), S. 4367 (118th), S. 1149 (118th), H.R. 1584 (118th), S. 2226 (118th), S. 618 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

[No bill number] Bill to establish a refundable tax credit for developing a reforestation project and listing it on a carbon registry [No bill number] Capital gains for Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program [No bill number] Tax incentives for reforestation projects

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE