HR 1676
Passed a chamber
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to approve a state's wildlife conservation and restoration program within 180 days after the state submits its comprehensive plan, and allows the state to begin conditional implementation once the plan is submitted.
Official title: Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
27-FEB-2025
Referred
27-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
15-JUL-2025
Reported
15-SEP-2025
On the calendar
15-SEP-2025
Passed
09-DEC-2025
Senate
Received
10-DEC-2025
- Requires the Secretary to give final approval to a state's wildlife conservation and restoration program within 180 days after the state submits its comprehensive plan.
- Requires the Secretary to conditionally authorize a state's program upon plan submission and set aside funds as described in existing law.
- Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the states, to develop a review process and prioritize timely review and approval.
- Requires a report to the House Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee by June 1 of the following year if approval is not made on time.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (27-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 09-DEC-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Natural Resources Committee (House)
- Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
- Environment and Public Works Committee (Senate)
Public Lands and Natural Resources
■ 8 R■ 1 D
8 Republicans
1 Democrat