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America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024

Public Law 118-198 · S. 3791 · 118th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Joe Biden (D) on Dec 23, 2024 · Environmental Protection

Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE)

Cosponsors (15): Sen. Shelley Capito,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 366 yea, 21 nay366–21
  • 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.

This act reauthorizes through FY2030 and modifies several wildlife and conservation programs, including the Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force, the management of invasive species under the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, the Chesapeake Bay Program, the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network, the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grant Assistance Program, the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense program, and fish habitat conservation projects under the America's Conservation Enhancement Act.

In addition, the act modifies the America's Conservation Enhancement Act, including to provide statutory authority for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to carry out a black vulture livestock protection program that allows one public entity or Farm Bureau organization per state to hold a statewide depredation permit to protect commercial agriculture livestock from black vulture predation. It also authorizes appropriations for the FWS to complete the National Fish Habitat Assessment and the associated database.

Finally, the act extends through FY2030 a prohibition on the Environmental Protection Agency taking any action to regulate the lead content of sport fishing equipment or components under the Toxic Substances Control Act.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 118th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 366 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

366 yea21 nay45 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(191)

Republicans who voted yea(175)

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The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1197 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.

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Related bills

2 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • H.R. 7558Related bill

    Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization Act of 2024

  • H.R. 8811Identical billRelated bill

    America’s Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024

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Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 23 actions.

  1. Dec 23, 2024Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 118-198.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Dec 19, 2024FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 18, 2024Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House Amendment to S. 3791 by Voice Vote.
  6. OtherOther · Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House Amendment to S. 3791 by Voice Vote.
  7. Dec 4, 2024FloorFloor · Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
  8. Dec 3, 2024FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  9. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 366 - 21 (Roll no. 479).House roll call 479
  10. FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
  11. FloorFloor · 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.
  12. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3791.
  13. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  14. FloorFloor · Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  15. May 10, 2024FloorFloor · Held at the desk.
  16. FloorFloor · Received in the House.
  17. May 9, 2024FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  18. May 8, 2024FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
  19. Mar 12, 2024CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 343.
  20. CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  21. CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  22. Feb 8, 2024CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  23. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments

No amendments to this bill are on record.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.