Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025

What this measure contains

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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• Referred in Senate · Official document ↗· Dec 10, 2025
• Engrossed in House · Official document ↗· Dec 9, 2025
• Reported in House · Official document ↗· Sep 15, 2025
• Introduced in House · Official document ↗· Feb 27, 2025

Legislative path

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1. Introduced in House
2. Reported in House
3. Engrossed in Houseby House suspend rules and pass
4. Referred in Senate

Decision stages

1. Dec 9, 2025 · House

   House suspend rules and pass on Reported in House: Passed, reported as Engrossed in House

   400 aye · 0 no · 32 not voting · Source roll call

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Aye yea or aye · No nay or no · Present · NV not voting · Changed reversed on advancing the measure

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Legislative history

1. Feb 27, 2025

   Introduced in House

2. Feb 27, 2025

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

3. Jun 23, 2025

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.

4. Jun 24, 2025

   Subcommittee Hearings Held

5. Jul 15, 2025

   Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged

6. Jul 15, 2025

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

7. Jul 15, 2025

   Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.

8. Sep 15, 2025

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-282.

9. Sep 15, 2025

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 238.

10. Dec 9, 2025

    Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

11. Dec 9, 2025

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5078-5080)

12. Dec 9, 2025

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1676.

13. Dec 9, 2025

    At 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.

14. Dec 9, 2025

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5101)

15. Dec 9, 2025

    Passed/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)

16. Dec 9, 2025

    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)

17. Dec 9, 2025

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

18. Dec 10, 2025

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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