# 116-hr-5591: Critical Habitat Improvement Act

116-hr-5591, Critical Habitat Improvement Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5591
- Congress: 116
- Title: Critical Habitat Improvement Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Introduced: 2020-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Critical Habitat Improvement Act This bill revises requirements governing the designation of critical habitat for an endangered or threatened species. Habitats outside of the geographical area occupied by the species must have at least one physical or biological feature that is essential to the conservation of the species in order to be considered as a potential critical habitat.

## Cosponsors (8)

- 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. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2020-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] (R-MT), 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), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-8333: BUILDER Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5705: Increasing Access and Multiple Use Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5591 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5591)

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- [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-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-8333: BUILDER Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8333)
- [116-hr-5705: Increasing Access and Multiple Use Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5705)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5591 (as of 2025-11-18).