H.R. 1676

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1676 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1676

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 10, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works

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AN ACT

To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to approve the wildlife conservation and 
restoration program of a State within a certain period of time.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025'' 
or the ``Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. TIMING OF APPROVAL OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION 
PROGRAM.

Section 4(e)(3) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 669c(e)(3)) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``, not later than 180 days after the date 
on which the State submitted the comprehensive plan,'' after 
``, the Secretary'';
(2) by striking ``, as redesignated'';
(3) by striking ``If the Secretary'' and inserting ``(A) If 
the Secretary''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Upon submission of a comprehensive plan by a State 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall conditionally 
authorize the implementation of the wildlife conservation and 
restoration program of the State and shall set aside amounts as 
described in subparagraph (A).
``(C) The Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall 
develop a process to ensure sufficient and timely review of 
comprehensive plans submitted by States under paragraph (1) and 
final approval of the wildlife conservation and restoration 
program of such States not later than 180 days after the date 
on which a State submits such a comprehensive plan.
``(D) It is the intent of Congress that the Secretary 
prioritize the--
``(i) timely review of comprehensive plans 
submitted by States under paragraph (1); and
``(ii) approval of the wildlife conservation and 
restoration programs of such States.
``(E) Not later than June 1 of the year immediately 
following the year in which a State submits a comprehensive 
plan under paragraph (1), if the Secretary does not approve the 
wildlife conservation and restoration program of the State 
under subparagraph (A) within the time described in that 
subparagraph, the Secretary shall submit to the Chair and 
Ranking Member of the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Environment and Public Works 
Committee of the Senate a report regarding the status of such 
comprehensive plan and including the reason why the wildlife 
conservation and restoration program was not so approved.''.

Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.