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S. 2372: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2022

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S. 2372: Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2022

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-15 · Environmental Protection · Latest: By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 117-135.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: By Senator Carper from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 117-135. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2022

Plain summary

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2022 This bill provides financial and technical assistance to states, territories, and the District of Columbia for the purposes of (1) recovering species listed as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act or under state law, or (2) avoiding the need to list species under such laws. For example, the bill establishes the Endangered Species Recovery and Habitat Conservation Legacy Fund. A portion of the fund must be used to establish an Endangered Species Recovery Grant Program. It also provides funding for (1) the conservation or restoration of wildlife and plant species of greatest conservation need; (2) the wildlife conservation strategies of states, territories, or the District of Columbia; and (3) wildlife conservation education and recreation projects. The Department of the Interior must use a portion of the funding for a grant program. The grants must be used for innovative recovery efforts for species of greatest conservation need, species listed as endangered or threatened species, or the habitats of such species. In addition, the bill requires certain revenues generated from fees and penalties for violations of environmental requirements to be used as a source for the funding.

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Official text

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2022

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · 47 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2372, Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2022 (2022-05-26)

Cosponsors on this site

Thom Tillis (R-NC), John Boozman (R-AR), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Tim Kaine (D-VA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong117-s2372 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117