{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-3276","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 3276","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Urban Bird Treaty Program.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Urban Bird Treaty Program."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Urban Bird Treaty Program."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2025"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-05-08","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-09-14","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h297","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act","result":"Passed","yea":345,"nay":60,"present":0,"not_voting":27,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll297.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":"2026-09-15"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2026-08-20","stage":"Reported to House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026"},{"k":"p","t":"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."}],"words":80},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to establish the Urban Bird Treaty Program for the voluntary conservation of birds and their habitats in urban areas.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3276/text/eh#HCF8F69762F6A45718B55CF64B0DEC50D"}]},"core_areas":["Voluntary conservation of birds and bird habitats in urban areas","Competitive grants for urban bird projects","Administration of grants by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation","Authorization of appropriations for fiscal years 2027 through 2033"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to establish a program for the voluntary conservation of birds and their habitats in urban areas, called the Urban Bird Treaty Program.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3276/text/eh#HCF8F69762F6A45718B55CF64B0DEC50D"}},{"text":"Requires the program to work with and support government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, community groups and academic institutions to protect, restore or enhance urban bird habitats, reduce urban hazards to birds, and engage and educate communities.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3276/text/eh#HCF8F69762F6A45718B55CF64B0DEC50D"}},{"text":"Requires a competitive grant program for eligible entities to conduct research, planning, assessments, management, monitoring, workforce training and related activities concerning urban birds and their habitats.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3276/text/eh#HCF8F69762F6A45718B55CF64B0DEC50D"}},{"text":"Allows the Director to enter into an agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for the Foundation to administer the grant program under the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3276/text/eh#HCF8F69762F6A45718B55CF64B0DEC50D"}},{"text":"Requires the Director to ensure, to the extent practicable, equitable distribution of grant awards among small, midsize and large cities, as described in a National Center for Education Statistics document named in the text.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3276/text/eh#HCF8F69762F6A45718B55CF64B0DEC50D"}},{"text":"Authorizes $200,000 to be appropriated to the Director for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2033 to carry out the program.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3276/text/eh#HCF8F69762F6A45718B55CF64B0DEC50D"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3276/text/eh#HCF8F69762F6A45718B55CF64B0DEC50D"},"heading":"Urban Bird Treaty Program","effect":"Provides that Section 10(a) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act does not apply to an agreement with the Foundation to administer the grant program or to amounts made available under this section.","amount":null,"quote":"Section 10(a) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709(a)) shall not apply with respect to—"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-09-14","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3276/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/3276","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3276/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-3276.png","v":"b4655dad6f3c","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 3276, 119th Congress: Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026. House: 345 Yea, 60 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 14 Sep 2026."}}