Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
Local Data for Better Conservation Act
A Republican bill with 8 Republican cosponsors · See all 8 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the ``Local Data for Better Conservation Act'', seeks to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973. It specifically focuses on the process of listing or delisting species as threatened or endangered. The legislation would require the Secretary to accept and integrate data collected by States. This change applies to the determinations made under Section 4 of the existing Act.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this leave more decisions to the states?
The bill increases state rights by mandating that the federal government accept and integrate data collected by the States.
- Scored +3
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill improves environmental protections by requiring the Secretary to integrate local state-collected data into species listing decisions.
- Scored +2
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The bill may benefit rural residents by ensuring local state data regarding wildlife is integrated into federal conservation determinations.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Integration of State-collected data: The Secretary would be required to accept and integrate data collected by the States when making determinations to list or dellist a species (Section 2). This could be considered positive by incorporating local information into the federal decision-making process.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly detailed within the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this leave more decisions to the states? — The bill increases state rights by mandating that the federal government accept and integrate data collected by the States.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill improves environmental protections by requiring the Secretary to integrate local state-collected data into species listing decisions.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill may benefit rural residents by ensuring local state data regarding wildlife is integrated into federal conservation determinations.
- 8/4/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/24/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/23/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 3/19/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- 4 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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Katie BrittRepublican · Alabama
Steve DainesRepublican · Montana
David McCormickRepublican · Pennsylvania
Pete RickettsRepublican · Nebraska
Dan SullivanRepublican · Alaska
Rick ScottRepublican · Florida
Tim SheehyRepublican · Montana