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To establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State, local, and Tribal Governments and other entities, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-4490| House 
| Updated: 11/30/2017
Matt Cartwright

Matt Cartwright

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (23)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act or the SAFE Act This bill requires the President to establish a National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy Joint Implementation Working Group to address the effects of extreme weather and climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants, including by adopting a national strategy and completing strategy implementation plans. Federal agencies must integrate the elements of the national strategy that relate to conservation, management, and protection of fish, wildlife, and plants into their plans, environmental reviews, and programs. The Department of the Interior must establish: (1) a National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center to assess and develop scientific information, tools, strategies, and techniques to support interested parties in addressing the effects of extreme weather and climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants; and (2) an Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Sciences to advise the working group. In order to be eligible to receive funds under this bill, a state must submit to Interior and the Department of Commerce a fish, wildlife, and plant adaptation plan detailing efforts to address the effects of climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants and coastal areas within the state's jurisdiction.
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Timeline
Nov 30, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2176
Introduced in Senate
Nov 30, 2017
Introduced in House
Nov 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • November 30, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2176
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 30, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • November 30, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4426: To reform Federal onshore and offshore fossil fuel leasing, exploration, and development; promote renewable energy on public lands; prepare for the impacts of climate change; increase industry accountability; improve returns to taxpayers for the development of Federal energy resources; and protect special places, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-2176: A bill to establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected efforts of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments and other entities, and for other purposes.
Advisory bodiesAir qualityAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsAquatic ecologyAtmospheric science and weatherClimate change and greenhouse gasesDepartment of the InteriorEcologyEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFishesIndian lands and resources rightsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesScientific communicationState and local government operationsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

To establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State, local, and Tribal Governments and other entities, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressHR-4490| House 
| Updated: 11/30/2017
Safeguarding America's Future and Environment Act or the SAFE Act This bill requires the President to establish a National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy Joint Implementation Working Group to address the effects of extreme weather and climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants, including by adopting a national strategy and completing strategy implementation plans. Federal agencies must integrate the elements of the national strategy that relate to conservation, management, and protection of fish, wildlife, and plants into their plans, environmental reviews, and programs. The Department of the Interior must establish: (1) a National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center to assess and develop scientific information, tools, strategies, and techniques to support interested parties in addressing the effects of extreme weather and climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants; and (2) an Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Sciences to advise the working group. In order to be eligible to receive funds under this bill, a state must submit to Interior and the Department of Commerce a fish, wildlife, and plant adaptation plan detailing efforts to address the effects of climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants and coastal areas within the state's jurisdiction.
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Timeline
Nov 30, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2176
Introduced in Senate
Nov 30, 2017
Introduced in House
Nov 30, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • November 30, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2176
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 30, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • November 30, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Matt Cartwright

Matt Cartwright

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (23)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)

Natural Resources Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4426: To reform Federal onshore and offshore fossil fuel leasing, exploration, and development; promote renewable energy on public lands; prepare for the impacts of climate change; increase industry accountability; improve returns to taxpayers for the development of Federal energy resources; and protect special places, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-2176: A bill to establish an integrated national approach to respond to ongoing and expected efforts of extreme weather and climate change by protecting, managing, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and plants of the United States, and to maximize Government efficiency and reduce costs, in cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments and other entities, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesAir qualityAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsAquatic ecologyAtmospheric science and weatherClimate change and greenhouse gasesDepartment of the InteriorEcologyEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFishesIndian lands and resources rightsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesScientific communicationState and local government operationsWildlife conservation and habitat protection