HR7940Referred to Committee

SAFE Pathways Act

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-03-16

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Glenn Grothman

Republican · WI · Representative

Votes with party: 96.1% (543 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-03-16

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2026-03-16

Previously

Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-16

Plain-English Summary

This bill would establish new procedures for managing public lands and natural resources, likely creating pathways for development or conservation projects to move forward more efficiently. The legislation would affect federal land management agencies, private companies seeking to use public lands, and communities that depend on natural resource industries or public land recreation. The bill has been sent to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for review and debate.

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Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7940 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7940 To amend the Federal Power Act to require the consideration of invasive species when prescribing fishways, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2026 Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. Wied) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Power Act to require the consideration of invasive species when prescribing fishways, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding Aquatic Fisheries and Ecosystem Pathways Act'' or the ``SAFE Pathways Act''. SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF INVASIVE SPECIES. Section 18 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 811) is amended by inserting after ``the Secretary of Commerce.'' the following: ``In prescribing a fishway, the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, shall consider the threat of invasive species, in consultation with the State in which the fishway is to be located.''. <all>

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