H.R. 1420

Summary

H.R. 1420, the Pacific Flyway Habitat Enhancement Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 18, 2025 by Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jul 16, 2026: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Gallagher asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1420, a bill originally introduced by Representative LaMalfa, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

Record

Text

H.R. 1420 has 5 co-sponsors.

119 HR 1420 IH: Pacific Flyway Habitat Enhancement Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-18
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1420  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 18, 2025   Mr. LaMalfa  (for himself,  Mr. Thompson of California ,  Mr. Valadao ,  Mr. Panetta ,  Mr. Costa , and  Ms. Matsui ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for additional agricultural lands to be enrolled under the conservation reserve enhancement program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Pacific Flyway Habitat Enhancement Act  .
2.
Conservation reserve enhancement program
Section 1231A of the Food Security Act of 1985 is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
(f)
Seasonally flooded working lands habitat conservation agreements
(1)
In general
In the case of an agreement entered into under subsection (b)(1) that addresses diminished quantity and quality of wetland wildlife habitats, the Secretary, in consultation with the applicable State technical committee established under section 1261(a), may—
(A)
enroll other agricultural land that is not eligible land on which the resource concerns identified in the agreement can be addressed if the enrollment of such other agricultural land is critical to the accomplishment of the purposes of the agreement;
(B)
if the agreement involves the maintenance of habitat for one or more wetland-dependent species on working cropland, permit seasonally flooded agricultural uses on such working cropland with the adoption of at least one best management practice; and
(C)
calculate annual rental payments in a manner that—
(i)
is comparable with annual costs to maintain other seasonally-flooded wetland wildlife habitats in the region; and
(ii)
ensures regional consistency in those rental payment rates.
(2)
Matching requirement waiver
In the case of an agreement described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may waive the matching requirement described in subsection (c)(1).
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To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for additional agricultural lands to be enrolled under the conservation reserve enhancement program, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R) sponsors H.R. 1420, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Doug LaMalfa

Rep. · R–CA-1 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 18, 2025

Jim Costa

Rep. · D–CA-21 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 18, 2025 · Original

Doris Matsui

Rep. · D–CA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 18, 2025 · Original

Jimmy Panetta

Rep. · D–CA-19 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 18, 2025 · Original

Mike Thompson

Rep. · D–CA-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 18, 2025 · Original

David Valadao

Rep. · R–CA-22 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 18, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 1420 went before 2 committees: Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

Referred to · Mar 28, 2025 · 57 Bills

Agriculture

Agriculture

Referred To · Feb 18, 2025 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1420 has taken 4 actions since Feb 18, 2025, the latest on Jul 16, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 1420 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1420 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Pacific Flyway Habitat Enhancement Act — Display Title
• Pacific Flyway Habitat Enhancement Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for additional agricultural lands to be enrolled under the conservation reserve enhancement program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1420 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Sports/Athletics, Telecommunications.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1420 under Agriculture and Food, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1420’s is Agriculture and Food.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1420 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Agricultural conservation and pollution to Wildlife conservation and habitat protection.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1420, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LaMALFA:H.R. 1420.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:To allow for additional agricultural lands to be enrolledunder the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program[Page H723]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com