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North American Wetlands Conservation Act Amendments of 1994

Public Law 103-375 · H.R. 4308 · 103rd Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 19, 1994 · Environmental Protection

Sponsor: Rep. John Dingell (D-MI-16)

Cosponsors (3): Rep. Curt Weldon, Rep. Gerry Studds,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 368 yea, 5 nay368–5
SenateVoice vote

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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

North American Wetlands Conservation Act Amendments of 1994 - Amends the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, in 1998 (currently, 1991) and at five-year intervals thereafter, to undertake with the appropriate officials of Canada and Mexico to revise the goals and other elements of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan.

Requires the Secretary to develop: (1) a strategy to assist in conserving the full complement of North American wetlands systems and species dependent on such systems that incorporates existing information on types of wetlands habitats and species; and (2) procedures to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of wetlands conservation projects completed under the Act.

Extends the authorization of appropriations to carry out the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY 1998.

Amends the Partnerships for Wildlife Act to remove a condition on Federal funding for State wildlife conservation and appreciation projects which prohibits such funding from exceeding the State share of the cost of the project.

Sets forth required State and private shares of the cost of such projects.

Removes provisions which authorize donations from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to carry out such projects and which require the Foundation to donate a specified amount to the Wildlife Conservation and Appreciation Fund.

Extends the authorization of appropriations to the Fund through FY 1998.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 103rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 368 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

368 yea5 nay61 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(218)

Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-9
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. Barbara-Rose CollinsD-MI-15
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-11
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-11
Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Jolene UnsoeldD-WA-3
Rep. Daniel HamburgD-CA-1
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
Rep. Lucien BlackwellD-PA-2
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29
Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-15
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Cleo FieldsD-LA-4
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
Rep. George BrownD-CA-42
Rep. Mel ReynoldsD-IL-2
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-3
Rep. Walter TuckerD-CA-37
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Elizabeth FurseD-OR-1
Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-24
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
Rep. Thomas AndrewsD-ME-1
Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Harry JohnstonD-FL-19
Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Jack ReedD-RI-2
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-9
Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-7
Rep. George HochbruecknerD-NY-1
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-2
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
Rep. Thomas BarlowD-KY-1
Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
Rep. Karan EnglishD-AZ-6
Rep. Mike KreidlerD-WA-9
Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Herbert KleinD-NJ-8
Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-8
Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
Rep. Frank TejedaD-TX-28
Rep. Pete PetersonD-FL-2
Rep. Ron KlinkD-PA-4
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
Rep. Leslie ByrneD-VA-11
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Lynn SchenkD-CA-49
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. James BacchusD-FL-15
Rep. Larry LaRoccoD-ID-1
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Maria CantwellD-WA-1
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. George SangmeisterD-IL-11
Rep. Karen ShepherdD-UT-2
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Jill Long ThompsonD-IN-4
Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
Rep. Marjorie Margolies-MezvinskyD-PA-13
Rep. Pat DannerD-MO-6
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. David MannD-OH-1
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-4
Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD
Rep. Paul McHaleD-PA-15
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Peter HoaglandD-NE-2
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
Rep. Scotty BaeslerD-KY-6
Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-19
Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. Blanche LincolnD-AR-1
Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
Rep. Peter BarcaD-WI-1
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
Rep. Don JohnsonD-GA-10
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
Rep. Martin LancasterD-NC-3
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
Rep. William BrewsterD-OK-3
Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. William SarpaliusD-TX-13
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-19
Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-20
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
Rep. Nathan DealD-GA-9
Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
Rep. Timothy PennyD-MN-1
Rep. William OrtonD-UT-3
Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5

Republicans who voted yea(150)

Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
Rep. Arthur RavenelR-SC-1
Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Peter TorkildsenR-MA-6
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Peter BluteR-MA-3
Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Gary FranksR-CT-5
Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
Rep. Bob FranksR-NJ-7
Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. Rick SantorumR-PA-18
Rep. Frederick GrandyR-IA-5
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-13
Rep. Alex McMillanR-NC-9
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Scott KlugR-WI-2
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-5
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Richard ZimmerR-NJ-12
Rep. Martin HokeR-OH-10
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
Rep. David LevyR-NY-4
Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. James LightfootR-IA-3
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23
Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
Rep. Alfred McCandlessR-CA-44
Rep. Tim HutchinsonR-AR-3
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
Rep. Jay KimR-CA-41
Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. William ZeliffR-NH-1
Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. Bob InglisR-SC-4
Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Jon KylR-AZ-4
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3
Rep. John LinderR-GA-4
Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-27
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11
Rep. William BakerR-CA-10
Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4
Rep. Mike CrapoR-ID-2
Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-22
Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. William PaxonR-NY-27
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. Wayne AllardR-CO-4
Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1012 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.

Oct 19, 1994Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-375.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Oct 11, 1994PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Oct 4, 1994FloorFloor · Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1857 without amendment by Voice Vote.
Sep 13, 1994FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 368 - 5 (Roll no. 423).House roll call 423
Sep 12, 1994FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
FloorFloor · Mr. Studds moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Aug 11, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Jun 8, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
May 4, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Apr 28, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.