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substantiveDec 10, 2025 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — H R 1676 — Make SWAPs Efficient Act

Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025

In plain language

  • This House bill from the 119th Congress is titled the Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act of 2025, or the Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025.
  • Official subject tags include state and local government, wildlife conservation and habitat protection, and public lands.
  • The official summary says the bill would change the State Wildlife Grant Program, under which the Interior Department funds state wildlife agencies to carry out comprehensive plans, commonly called state wildlife action plans.
  • Interior would have to approve a state’s wildlife conservation and restoration program within 180 days after the state submits a plan that meets program requirements.
  • If Interior misses that deadline, the plan would be automatically approved, and Interior would set aside amounts under the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account for the state.
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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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Roll-call breakdown

Yea400

Democrat: 198 · Independent: 1 · Republican: 201

Nay0

Present0

Not Voting32

Democrat: 15 · Republican: 17

How each member voted (432)

Yea (400)

Not Voting (32)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.