House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019

H.R. 3742Introduced Jul 12, 2019Policy area: Environmental Protection

Sponsor: Rep. Debbie Dingell D-MI

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 12, 2019
Committee actionDec 5, 2019
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 24, 2020 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 568.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3742.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-685 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 24, 2020.
Source: Congress.gov, reported December 24, 2020 ↗
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H.R. 3742, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. DINGELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 117, July 12, 2019, Page H5775):
The Constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 12, 2019 ↗
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H.R. 3742, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

185 cosponsors — 46 Republicans, 139 Democrats

45 of 185 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.

Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK) and 155 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Debbie Dingell.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-12 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.