{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-1676","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 1676","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act of 2025","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","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."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","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."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-02-27","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-12-09","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h316","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Make SWAPs Efficient Act","result":"Passed","yea":400,"nay":0,"present":0,"not_voting":32,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll316.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.","date":"2025-12-10"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-02-27","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025 or the Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act of 2025"},{"k":"p","t":"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."},{"k":"p","t":"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."}],"words":146},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to set a 180-day timeline for the Secretary of the Interior to approve a State's wildlife conservation and restoration program after the State submits its comprehensive plan.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1676/text/eh#HC5B5373818D848D681D7384F427BDCDA"}]},"core_areas":["Timing of Interior Department approval of State wildlife conservation and restoration programs","Conditional authorization of State programs and set-aside of amounts","Reports to congressional committees on plans not approved in time"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Adds a deadline of 180 days after a State submits its comprehensive plan for the Secretary of the Interior to approve the State's wildlife conservation and restoration program.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1676/text/eh#HC5B5373818D848D681D7384F427BDCDA"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary, upon a State's submission of a comprehensive plan, to conditionally authorize implementation of the State's wildlife conservation and restoration program and to set aside amounts as that paragraph describes.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1676/text/eh#HC5B5373818D848D681D7384F427BDCDA"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary, in consultation with the States, to develop a process to ensure sufficient and timely review of State comprehensive plans and final approval of the programs within 180 days of submission.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1676/text/eh#HC5B5373818D848D681D7384F427BDCDA"}},{"text":"States the intent of Congress that the Secretary prioritize timely review of State comprehensive plans and approval of the States' wildlife conservation and restoration programs.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1676/text/eh#HC5B5373818D848D681D7384F427BDCDA"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary, by June 1 of the year after a plan is submitted, to report on the plan's status and the reason for non-approval if the program was not approved within the 180-day period.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1676/text/eh#HC5B5373818D848D681D7384F427BDCDA"}},{"text":"Directs that report to the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1676/text/eh#HC5B5373818D848D681D7384F427BDCDA"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-12-09","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1676/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-12","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1676","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1676/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-1676.png","v":"020464026733","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1676, 119th Congress: Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act of 2025. House: 400 Yea, 0 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 9 Dec 2025."}}