A bill to improve protections for wildlife, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 30, 2020
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 30, 2020.
9 Cosponsors (5 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Inhofe Praises EPW Advancement of ACE Act and OKC Courthouse Modernizations”
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Sen. James “Jim” Inhofe [R-OK, 1994-2022]
(Co-sponsor)
on Dec 18, 2019
“Carper Joins Conservation Groups in Celebrating Final Enactment of Americas Conservation Enhancement Act”
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Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]
(Co-sponsor)
on Oct 29, 2020
“House Democrats’ Deliver For the People in the 116th Congress”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Dec 31, 2020
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
H.R. 729: Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act
Passed House (Senate next) on Dec 10, 2019. 29% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 1747: National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act
Ordered Reported on Sep 25, 2019. 98% incorporated. (compare text)
S. 754: National Fish Habitat Conservation Act of 2019
Introduced on Mar 12, 2019. 92% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 4967: Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense Act of 2019
Introduced on Oct 31, 2019. 94% incorporated. (compare text)
S. 2591: Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense Act of 2019
Introduced on Sep 26, 2019. 94% incorporated. (compare text)
H.R. 4831: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2019
Introduced on Oct 23, 2019. 98% incorporated. (compare text)
S. 1139: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2019
Introduced on Apr 10, 2019. 98% incorporated. (compare text)
S. 382: Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act
Introduced on Feb 7, 2019. 89% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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Dec 10, 2019
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Source Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 729 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 3051 (116th). |
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Dec 12, 2019
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Dec 17, 2019
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Jun 1, 2020
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Reported by Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Sep 16, 2020
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Sep 25, 2020
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension). |
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Oct 1, 2020
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Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Oct 30, 2020
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 3051 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 3051. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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