House bill · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-40
Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025
Became law on Nov 25, 2025.
Official title: To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to provide that interest on obligations held in the Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund shall become available for apportionment at the beginning of fiscal year 2033.
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Hurd R-COWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 25, 2025
- Committee actionJun 25, 2025
- Passed HouseJul 14, 2025 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 23, 2025 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 25, 2025
- Became lawNov 25, 2025
Latest action: Nov 25, 2025 — Became Public Law No: 119-40.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2316.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-191 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on July 10, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/191
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2316, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2316
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. HURD of Colorado, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 54, March 25, 2025, Page H1274):Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 25, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 29 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2316, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2316
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
5a5cd539f1d2f9023d6ed255c7ff031962579e4399f5458aeab3c3baa36acdc8
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). 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
3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats
3 of 3 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Adam Gray (D-CA), Sarah McBride (D-DE).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Hurd.
- H.R. 2600 (119th) ASCEND Act
- H.R. 5631 (119th) Geothermal Energy Advancement Act
- H.R. 3857 (119th) Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
- H.R. 7342 (119th) Made in America Jobs Act of 2026
- H.R. 5911 (119th) Crystal Reservoir Conveyance Act
- H.R. 7954 (119th) Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.