Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 by Rep. Byron Donalds
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
This bill modifies the State Wildlife Grant Program (SWGP) to establish a deadline for the Department of the Interior to approve state wildlife conservation and restoration programs. Under the SWGP, Interior provides funding to state wildlife agencies to implement their comprehensive plans (commonly known as state wildlife action plans or SWAPs) for state wildlife conservation and restoration programs.
The bill directs Interior to approve a state wildlife conservation and restoration program within 180 days after the date on which the state submitted its SWAP if Interior finds that the SWAP complies with the requirements of the SWGP. If Interior misses the deadline, the bill requires (1) the SWAP to be automatically approved, and (2) Interior to set aside amounts under the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account for the state.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
- Dec 10, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Dec 9, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 9, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 0 (Roll no. 316). (text: CR H5079)
- Dec 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 0 (Roll no. 316). (text: CR H5079)
- Dec 9, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5101)
- Dec 9, 2025At 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.
- Dec 9, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1676.
- Dec 9, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5078-5080)
- Dec 9, 2025Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 15, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 238.
- Sep 15, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-282.
- Jul 15, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 15, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 15, 2025Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
- Jun 24, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jun 23, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
- Feb 27, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House