H.R. 6346: Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-12 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 817.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 817. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act of 2018

Plain summary

Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act of 2018 or the WHOLE Act of 2018 This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to revise the process by which the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce, as appropriate, reviews an agency action to determine whether the action is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of an endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of the critical habitat of the species. Specifically, the bill requires the appropriate department, when making such a determination, to consider the offsetting effects of protection or conservation measures that are already in place or proposed to be implemented as part of the action.

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Official text

Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] · 31 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6346, WHOLE Act of 2018 (2018-11-16)

Cosponsors on this site

Joe Wilson (R-SC), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Jim Banks (R-IN), Ron Estes (R-KS), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Scott Perry (R-PA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] reported raising $24.6 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 (Reported to House without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr6346.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr6346 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115