# 118-hr-4389: Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023

118-hr-4389, Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL); status became_law (as of 2026-01-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-4389
- Congress: 118
- Title: Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2023-06-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Animals
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-04

## Summary

**Raises the federal share for Neotropical Migratory Bird conservation grants to one-third (33.3%)**. - Conservation projects and international partners see a larger federal contribution. Grant federal share increases from 25% to 33.3%, boosting the portion the federal government can pay for eligible projects. - The Secretary of the Interior must report to Congress within 180 days. The report must describe how cooperation obligations under the act are being met and include the advisory group's composition if applicable. - The act’s authorization timeline is extended. The baseline year for authorizations shifts from 2023 to 2028, allowing the program’s funding authorization to continue under the new baseline. - Technical fixes tidy the law’s text. The bill renumbers and clarifies defined terms and corrects a punctuation error to improve administration of the program.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large] (D-AK), 2023-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2023-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2023-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2023-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2023-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2023-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2023-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2023-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2023-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2023-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2023-10-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2023-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2023-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8] (D-CO), 2023-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2024-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2024-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2024-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More federal help for migratory bird grants: benefit, low. The law raises the federal share of project costs from 25% to 33.3% for migratory bird grants. Grantees need to cover a smaller nonfederal match. The law also updates the authorization year from 2023 to 2028. This keeps the program authorized for future funding, but it does not add new money. These…

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## Sources
- [118-hr-4389 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4389)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-4389 (as of 2026-01-04).