Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act advances in Congress

[Laura Bies]

The Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act (H.R.4389) has been advanced by the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee. The bill, which was introduced in June, would reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grants Program for the next five years and would lower the cost share ratio to two to one, with the goal of making the NMBCA’s competitive grants more accessible to smaller conservation organizations. As introduced, the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act would have increased the annual funding that is authorized for the program from $6.5 million to $10 million. The committee, however, amended the bill before passing it out of committee, keeping the annual authorized funding at the current level of $6.5 million. The Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act now goes to the House floor for a vote. 

The Bill was also introduced during the previous Congress. 

Read more about the bill from American Bird Conservancy (and learn how to encourage your Member of Congress to vote for its passage on the floor!). 

UPDATE 4/10/2024 - The Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act has passed the House of Representatives! The bill now needs to be considered and passed by the Senate.