Tag: Senate

A new bill introduced to the U.S. Senate would reauthorize and expand migratory bird conservation programs funded by the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act. The Migratory Birds of the Americas...

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works advanced the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (S.2372) in a 15-5 bipartisan vote during this week’s full committee markup on the legislation....

The U.S. Senate confirmed Martha Williams’ nomination as director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Feb. 17. Williams has led the USFWS as its principal duty director since...

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discussed the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (S. 2372; H.R. 2773) during a hearing yesterday. The Wildlife Society, alongside the American Fisheries...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to rescind rules made during the final days of the Trump administration regarding the process for excluding areas from critical habitat designations for...

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has released the remaining nine Fiscal Year 2022 spending bills, which include proposed funding for U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Forest Service conservation...

On Feb. 13, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held on a hearing on The Invasive Species Threat: Protecting Wildlife, Public Health and Infrastructure. After opening statements by Sen....

Picking up after its debates on the legislation package in December, the Senate passed the Natural Resources Management Act (S. 47). This bipartisan package contains more than 100 different bills...

Last week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing examining the funding needed for wildlife conservation, recovery and management. Witnesses spoke about the need for reliable federal...

The 2018 Farm Bill conference committee plans to hold its first meeting Sept. 5, as the House comes back into session after its August recess. The conference committee must reconcile...