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S. 4146

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 4146, the Local Data for Better Conservation Act, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 19, 2026 by Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R) with 8 co-sponsors. It was referred to Environment And Public Works, and last saw action on Mar 19, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Record

Text

S. 4146 has 8 co-sponsors.

sb4146/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S4146 IS: Local Data for Better Conservation Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-03-19
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4146  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 19, 2026   Ms. Lummis  (for herself,  Mr. Barrasso ,  Mr. Sheehy ,  Mr. Ricketts , and  Mr. Daines ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Environment and Public Works    A BILL
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 with respect to the listing of threatened and endangered species, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Local Data for Better Conservation Act  .
2.
Listing determinations
Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(j)
State data
In making a determination to list, or delist, a species as a threatened species or an endangered species under this section, the Secretary shall accept and integrate State-collected data.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-03-19
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 with respect to the listing of threatened and endangered species, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R) sponsors S. 4146, and 8 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 4146 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works
Environment and Public Works
Referred To · Mar 19, 2026 · 257 Bills

Actions

S. 4146 has taken 2 actions since Mar 19, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 19, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.Environment and Public Works Committee
Mar 19, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 4146 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 4146, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 4146 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Local Data for Better Conservation Act — Display Title
  • Local Data for Better Conservation Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 with respect to the listing of threatened and endangered species, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named S. 4146 in 3 quarterly filings, 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 Animals, Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Homeland Security, Immigration, Natural Resources.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL—Virginia12—
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL12—
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALISA CLEMENTS112
ALYSSA MILLER112
ASHLEY BRINKMAN112
LAUREN CALMET112
CASSIE FERRI111
CHRISTOPHER WESTFALL111
DANIEL MOSS111
MARY BEETHAM111
MICHAEL LEAHY111
TAYLOR RUSH111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2026 second_quarter$270K2nd Quarter - Report
PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCILPET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCILPET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL2026 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4146 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4146’s is Environmental Protection.

s4146/policy-areas.txt
Environmental ProtectionAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com