119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 27, 2025
Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025
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Latest action (Dec 10, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 27, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
House · Dec 9, 2025 · Roll call 316 · Passed
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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) Roll call details
Passed/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) Roll call details
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5101)
At 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.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1676.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5078-5080)
Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 238.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-282.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-282.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
State and local government operations · Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Coverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
3 citations.
ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: TOM ALBERT CONSULTING, LLC
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
HR 1676 (SWAPS); HR 1897, Farm Bill; HR 102; HR 3538; HR 3199; S 1594;HR 3112; S 1538, HR 2976; HR 3199; HR 181; HR 2608
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: TOM ALBERT CONSULTING, LLC
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 8, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
HR 1676 (SWAPS); HR 1897, Farm Bill; HR 102; HR 3538; HR 3199; S 1594
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ZOOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: TOM ALBERT CONSULTING, LLC
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Natural Resources
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
HR 1676 (SWAPS); HR 1897, Farm Bill; HR 102
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing