Federal grants help cities restore bird habitats and teach communities.
H.R. 3276 — Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2025 · Filed by Debbie Dingell (D-MI) · 21 cosponsors · Introduced May 8, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill creates a new program run by the Secretary of the Interior. Cities, nonprofits, community groups, and schools can apply for grants. The grants pay for habitat restoration, reducing dangers to birds, counting bird populations, and teaching people about birds. The program gives money and expert help. Congress set aside $200,000 each year through 2033.
Who it affects
Local governments, nonprofits, community groups, and schools can apply for grants. Citizens in cities gain access to green spaces and bird education.
One thing to notice
The bill requires grants to be spread fairly among small, midsize, and large cities. Groups must choose to join the program.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
21 cosponsors: 18 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
- May 8, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- May 8, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- Feb 4, 2026 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Hearings Held”
- Jun 10, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jun 10, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required)…”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Secretary of the Interior — The federal official who leads the department managing public lands and wildlife.
- grants — Money given by the government that does not have to be paid back.
- habitats — Places where animals live and find food and shelter.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,170 characters) on Jul 10, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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