H.R. 2950 · 118th Congress

Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023

Introduced on Apr 27, 2023 by Jared Huffman (D-CA-2). 5 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-138.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-138
Introduced
Apr 27, 2023
Cosponsors
5
3 from the other party
Policy area
Environmental Protection
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal landscapes that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which certain Federal trust species depend, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Aquatic ecology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Ecology
  • Endangered and threatened species
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Land use and conservation
  • Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
  • Seashores and lakeshores
  • Watersheds
  • Wetlands
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jared HuffmanD-CA-2Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Apr 27, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Apr 27, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Apr 27, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. May 22, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries.
  5. Jul 27, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Jan 17, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Discharged
  7. Jan 17, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jan 17, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Sep 12, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-671.
  10. Sep 12, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-671.
  11. Sep 12, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 567.
  12. Sep 24, 2024 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Sep 24, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5727-5729)
  14. Sep 24, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2950.
  15. Sep 24, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5727-5728)
  16. Sep 24, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5727-5728)
  17. Sep 24, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Sep 25, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 529.
  19. Nov 21, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  20. Nov 21, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6733)
  21. Nov 22, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  22. Dec 5, 2024Presented to President.
  23. Dec 5, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  24. Dec 11, 2024Signed by President.
  25. Dec 11, 2024Signed by President.
  26. Dec 11, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-138.
  27. Dec 11, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-138.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Ocean Conservancy5 reports
    $830K reported (all issues)
  2. Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership3 reports
    $280K reported (all issues)
  3. The Nature Conservancy1 report
    $600K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE NATURE CONSERVANCYAI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.