Bill · H.R. 3276· House(119-HR-3276)

Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026

Age: 73 years

Michigan

Introduced: 5/8/2025
Last activity: 9/15/2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sponsored by: Debbie Dingell
Cosponsors: - 18 - 3

Environmental Protection

Introduced
Passed House
In Senate committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2026. It directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a voluntary Urban Bird Treaty Program for conserving birds and their habitats in urban areas. The program involves protecting and restoring urban bird habitats, reducing urban hazards, and engaging communities through science and education. It also sets up a competitive grant program to help fund research, planning, workforce training, and management projects. The bill authorizes appropriations of $200,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2033 to carry out these activities.

Yes· 3 of 22

Would people in cities be better off under this?+8
Directly targets the improvement of urban bird habitats and community engagement in cities.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+7
Directly focuses on protecting, restoring, and enhancing urban bird habitats.
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?+5
Improves the management of bird habitats within urban areas.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.

The House: a fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to passPassed 345–60
The House sets aside its normal procedure to move quickly: no amendments, little debate, and a two-thirds bar instead of a simple majority. It is used for measures expected to be uncontroversial, so a bill that fails here failed despite broad expectations that it would not.
09/14/2026 · Roll call 297 · recorded as “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended”