H.R. 3433: To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to establish requirements regarding payment of the non-Federal share of the costs of wetlands conservation projects in Canada that are funded under that Act, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 3433: To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to establish requirements regarding payment of the non-Federal share of the costs of wetlands conservation projects in Canada that are funded under that Act, and for other purposes.
111th Congress · introduced 2009-07-30 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-149.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-07-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-149. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to establish requirements regarding payment of the non-Federal share of the costs of wetlands conservation projects in Canada that are funded under that Act, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to allow the non-federal share of the U.S. contribution to the costs of wetlands conservation projects carried out in Canada to include cash contributions from non-U.S. sources and allow funds from Canadian sources to comprise up to 50% of the non-federal share of such project costs.
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Official text
To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to establish requirements regarding payment of the non-Federal share of the costs of wetlands conservation projects in Canada that are funded under that Act, and for other purposes.
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Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · 0 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3433, A bill to amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to establish requirements regarding payment of the nonfederal share of the costs of wetlands conservation projects in Canada that are funded under that act (2009-10-05); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3433, A bill to amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to establish requirements regarding payment of the nonfederal share of the costs of wetlands conservation projects in Canada that are funded under that act (2009-10-05); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3433, An act to amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to estabish requirements regarding payment of the nonfederal share of the costs of wetlands conservation projects in Canada that are funded under that act (2009-12-14); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3433, An act to amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act to estabish requirements regarding payment of the nonfederal share of the costs of wetlands conservation projects in Canada that are funded under that act (2009-12-14)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] reported raising $5.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr3433.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr3433 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111