Legislation· Sep 2026Sponsored by Debbie Dingell (D)
Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026
Creates a federal program to fund urban bird conservation projects through grants to communities and nonprofits.
Tradeoff
Authorizes $200,000 per year through 2033 for urban bird habitat grants. The bill does not specify how this spending will be offset.
What's in it
The House passed this 345-60 on September 14, 2026 — now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(May 8, 2025)
House
Committee on Natural Resources(May 8, 2025)
House
The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor
Reported(Jun 10, 2026)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-758.
House
On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
Passed(Roll #297 · Sep 14, 2026)
345 yeanay 60Senate
Received from the House
on Environment and Public Works(Sep 15, 2026)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
- Sarah Elfreth (D-MD)
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- Pablo Jose Rescom. Hernández (D-PR)
- Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX)
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Maxine Dexter (D-OR)
- George Latimer (D-NY)
- John B. Larson (D-CT)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Wesley Bell (D-MO)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
- Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
Passage votes so far· Sep 14, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027