# 116-hr-5588: WHOLE Act of 2020

116-hr-5588, WHOLE Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5588
- Congress: 116
- Title: WHOLE Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Introduced: 2020-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act of 2020 or the WHOLE Act of 2020 This bill revises the process by which the Department of the Interior or the Department of Commerce reviews an agency action to determine whether the action is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of an endangered or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of the critical habitat of the species. When making such determination, the appropriate department must consider the offsetting effects of protection or conservation measures that are already in place or proposed to be implemented as part of the action.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2020-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2020-01-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-7061: American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act
- 116-hr-5694: Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5588 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5588)

## Related
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-7061: American Critical Mineral Exploration and Innovation Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7061)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-6742: Protecting Life in Crisis Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6742)
- [116-hr-5694: Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5694)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5588 (as of 2025-11-18).