Posts Tagged ‘RAWA’
Federal Conservation Priorities Update
Partisan gridlock has brought most congressional work to a standstill, not just conservation priorities. MUCC alongside its national partners continues to work to advance several federal conservation policy priorities. Federal Rule on National Wildlife Refuges & Lead Ammunition Last week MUCC joined other statewide conservation organizations in a public comment letter addressing a new rule…
Read MoreRecovering America’s Wildlife Act Passes the US House of Representatives!
Yesterday the United State House of Representatives passed the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) in a bipartisan 231-190 floor vote. Thank you to these members of the Michigan Congressional delegation that supported RAWA: U.S. Rep. Pete Meijer (R-3) U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-5)* U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R-6)* U.S. Rep. Elisa Slotkin (D-8)* U.S. Rep.…
Read MoreRecovering America’s Wildlife Act Floor Vote Coming!
This week, the United States House of Representatives is expected to hold a floor vote on the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA). Sponsored by Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-12), RAWA would provide some of the most meaningful conservation funding in a generation: nearly $1.4 billion to support the Wildlife Conservation Restoration Program for states, territories…
Read MoreRestoring America’s Wildlife Act passes out of House committee
On Wednesday, the House Natural Resources Committee moved a key piece of bipartisan conservation legislation to the floor. The Restoring America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA), sponsored by Michigan’s-own Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) passed out of committee on a bipartisan 29-15 vote. If it becomes law, RAWA would provide some of the…
Read MoreSenator Stabenow supports bipartisan bill to help wildlife, prevent extinctions nationwide
Sen. Debbie Stabenow has signed onto a bipartisan wildlife conservation bill, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, that would dedicate $1.4 billion annually to locally-led efforts to help at-risk wildlife species nationwide. “We’re facing a looming wildlife crisis, and this is the most important piece of federal wildlife legislation in the past 50 years,” said MUCC…
Read MoreShow Your Organization’s Support for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act was reintroduced by U.S. Representative Dingell (D-MI, 12th District) and U.S. Representative Fortenberry (R-NE, 1st District) as H.R. 3742 on July 12, 2019. We need all of our affiliate clubs and partners to show their support for this critical legislation. A special thank you to the following Michigan U.S. Representatives…
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