H.R. 1676 · 119th Congress

Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025

Introduced on Feb 27, 2025 by Byron Donalds (R-FL-19). 9 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 10, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 27, 2025
Cosponsors
9
1 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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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. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to approve the wildlife conservation and restoration program of a State within a certain period of time.

Subjects

  • State and local government operations
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 27, 2025). Public domain.

Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025 or the Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act of 2025

This bill modifies the State Wildlife Grant Program (SWGP) to establish a deadline for the Department of the Interior to approve state wildlife conservation and restoration programs. Under the SWGP, Interior provides funding to state wildlife agencies to implement their comprehensive plans (commonly known as state wildlife action plans or SWAPs) for state wildlife conservation and restoration programs.

The bill directs Interior to approve a state wildlife conservation and restoration program within 180 days after the date on which the state submitted its SWAP if Interior finds that the SWAP complies with the requirements of the SWGP. If Interior misses the deadline, the bill requires (1) the SWAP to be automatically approved, and (2) Interior to set aside amounts under the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account for the state.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Byron DonaldsR-FL-19Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 8

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Dec 9, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 400–0

History

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  1. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 27, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Jun 23, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
  5. Jun 24, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Jul 15, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
  7. Jul 15, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jul 15, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Sep 15, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-282.
  10. Sep 15, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-282.
  11. Sep 15, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 238.
  12. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseMr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5078-5080)
  14. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1676.
  15. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  16. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5101)
  17. Dec 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 0 (Roll no. 316). (text: CR H5079)House · Roll call 316
  18. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 0 (Roll no. 316). (text: CR H5079)House · Roll call 316
  19. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. Dec 10, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. Zoological Association of America3 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025.

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.