H.R. 1676 · Passed House · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025

Sponsor: Byron Donalds (R-FL)

What it does

• Requires the Department of the Interior to approve a state wildlife conservation and restoration program within 180 days of receiving the state's wildlife action plan, if the plan complies with program requirements.
• Deems the plan automatically approved if Interior misses the deadline.
• Requires Interior, when it misses the deadline, to set aside amounts for the state under the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account.
• Applies to the State Wildlife Grant Program, which funds state wildlife agencies to carry out their action plans.

Official summary

Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025 or the Make State Wildlife Action Plans Efficient Act of 2025 This bill modifies the State Wildlife Grant Program (SWGP) to establish a deadline for the Department of the Interior to approve state wildlife conservation and restoration programs. Under the SWGP, Interior provides funding to state wildlife agencies to implement their comprehensive plans (commonly known as state wildlife action plans or SWAPs) for state wildlife conservation and restoration programs. The bill directs Interior to approve a state wildlife conservation and restoration program within 180 days after the date on which the state submitted its SWAP if Interior finds that the SWAP complies with the requirements of the SWGP. If Interior misses the deadline, the bill requires (1) the SWAP to be automatically approved, and (2) Interior to set aside amounts under the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account for the state.

Latest action

Dec 10, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works