Amendments to H.R. 2773 – Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2022

Each amendment receives up to 10 minutes of debate. Each En Bloc receives up to 20 minutes of debate.

En Bloc #1: VOTE REQUESTED

Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) – Amendment No. 1 – Encourages the use of innovative technologies in wildlife management and conservation

Jackson Lee (D-TX) – Amendment No. 3 – Instructs the Secretary of Interior to report on contracts, subcontracts, and grant money allocated to or received by minority serving educational institutions and minority owned businesses

Schrier (D-WA) – Amendment No. 6 – Allows funds to be used for conservation infrastructure projects that protect and conserve habitat for species of greatest conservation need

Scott (D-GA) – Amendment No. 7 – Allows funds to be used for conservation and restoration of native pollinator species

En Bloc #2: VOTE REQUESTED

Bentz (R-OR) – Amendment No. 2 – Imposes a 1.85% administrative spending cap on portions of Title III

Tiffany (R-WI) – Amendment No. 8 – Requires 0.5% of the funds from this bill be provided to the Department of Interior’s Office of Inspector General to oversee this program

Kildee (D-MI) – Amendment No. 4 – Expands conservation activities eligible for funding under the Endangered Species Recovery and Habitat Conservation Legacy Fund to include efforts to manage, control, and prevent invasive species and disease – VOTE REQUESTED

Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) – Amendment No. 5 – Allows non-profit organizations to be eligible to receive competitive grant funds through the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount – VOTE REQUESTED