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HR 1676 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025

In plain language: States would be able to start local wildlife conservation and habitat restoration projects much faster without waiting through lengthy federal reviews. As soon as a state submits its wildlife plan, the federal government must grant temporary approval and set aside dedicated conservation funds so work can begin. Federal officials would then be required to issue a final decision within 180 days, and they must formally explain any missed deadlines in an annual report to Congress.

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People affected—The text applies to state wildlife agencies and federal officials; no specific human population count is determinable from the operative text.
Fiscal magnitude—The bill directs the Secretary to set aside amounts under an existing statutory formula but does not specify or authorize any specific dollar figure.
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Federal lands & resources+25Federal vs. state/local−30

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • State wildlife conservation agenciesState fish and wildlife agencies receive immediate conditional authorization to start implementing their conservation programs and have their allocated funding set aside as soon as they submit their comprehensive plans, along with an enforceable 180-day deadline for final federal review.provisional

Who it burdens

  • Department of the InteriorThe Secretary of the Interior must immediately grant conditional authorization and set aside funds upon receiving a state's plan, complete final reviews within 180 days, consult with states to create a review process, and submit reports to congressional committees explaining any approvals not completed within the deadline.provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Immediately upon a state submitting its comprehensive wildlife conservation plan, the Secretary of the Interior must conditionally authorize the state to implement its wildlife conservation and restoration program and set aside its allocated funding.

    Sec. 2(4)(B)provisional

  2. The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with states, must establish a review process to review comprehensive wildlife plans and issue final approval of state wildlife conservation and restoration programs within 180 days of submission.

    Sec. 2(1), (4)(C)provisional

  3. If a state's wildlife conservation and restoration program is not approved within 180 days, the Secretary of the Interior must report to congressional committees by June 1 of the following year explaining the status of the plan and the reasons it was not approved.

    Sec. 2(4)(E)provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Dec 10, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  2. Dec 9, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Dec 9, 2025On 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)
  4. 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)
  5. Sep 15, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-282.
  6. Sep 15, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-282.
  7. Jul 15, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
  8. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
  9. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House

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