H.R. 3276 · 119th Congress

Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026

Introduced on May 8, 2025 by Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6). 21 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 15, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
May 8, 2025
Cosponsors
21
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. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Urban Bird Treaty Program.

Subjects

  • Birds
  • Community life and organization
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Urban and suburban affairs and development
  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Aug 20, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Debbie DingellD-MI-6Sponsor

Democrats · 18

Republicans · 3

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
    Sep 14, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 345–60

History

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  1. May 8, 2025Introduced in House
  2. May 8, 2025Introduced in House
  3. May 8, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Jan 28, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
  5. Feb 4, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Jun 10, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
  7. Jun 10, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jun 10, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Aug 20, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-758.
  10. Aug 20, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-758.
  11. Aug 20, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 659.
  12. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5578-5580)
  14. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3276.
  15. Sep 14, 2026 · 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. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5599)
  17. Sep 14, 2026Passed/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): 345 - 60 (Roll no. 297).House · Roll call 297
  18. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 345 - 60 (Roll no. 297). (text: CR H5578-5579)House · Roll call 297
  19. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. Sep 15, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Committees

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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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.