# 116-hr-4967: Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense Act of 2019

116-hr-4967, Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4967
- Congress: 116
- Title: Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Introduced: 2019-10-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense Act of 2019 This bill requires the Fish and Wildlife Service to establish the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense program. Among other duties, the program must establish and carry out a grant and technical assistance program to restore and protect habitat for fish and wildlife in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2019-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2019-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-4967 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4967)

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