House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedSep 10, 2024
- Committee actionSep 19, 2024
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 16, 2024 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 717.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9533.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-879 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 16, 2024.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 16, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/879
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9533, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9533
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
764abd33a7a9b24521f55f65204c8ce725f4a379016958286c30e104f67b0bea
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WESTERMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 140, September 10, 2024, Page H5157):Article I of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation through resource prioritization, incentivize wildlife conservation on private lands, provide for greater incentives to recover listed species, create greater transparency and accountability in recovering listed species, and limit reasonable and prudent measures.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 10, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 409 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9533, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9533
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
764abd33a7a9b24521f55f65204c8ce725f4a379016958286c30e104f67b0bea
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
11 cosponsors — 11 Republicans
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Jerry Carl (R-AL), John Duarte (R-CA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Thomas Tiffany (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bruce Westerman.
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- H.R. 8790 (118th) Fix Our Forests Act
- H.J.Res. 96 (118th) Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2023
- H.R. 7408 (118th) America’s Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act
- H.R. 1335 (118th) TAPP American Resources Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.