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H.R. 1676 (119th): Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025 or the Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act of 2025

Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025 or the Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act of 2025 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.

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Rankings updated October 26, 2026, 11:44 AM ET · Votes through September 30, 2026
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Recorded summary

The bill amends the State Wildlife Grant Program to require the Department of the Interior to approve a state wildlife conservation and restoration program within 180 days after a state submits its state wildlife action plan (SWAP), if Interior finds the SWAP meets program requirements. If Interior misses the deadline, the SWAP is automatically approved and Interior must set aside Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account amounts for that state.

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Theological note: The measure concerns administrative timeliness and federal grant administration for wildlife conservation. Scripture's call to stewardship of creation and to faithful, orderly governance is relevant in a general way, but the bill raises no direct moral question about human life, the corruption of persons, or the coercive use of state power.

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Roll 316 · 9-Dec-2025 7:04 PM · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed

Yea 400 · Nay 0 · Other 32

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