# 119-s-2315: Habitat Enhancement Now Act

119-s-2315, Habitat Enhancement Now Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS); status introduced (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2315
- Congress: 119
- Title: Habitat Enhancement Now Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Boost migratory waterfowl nesting success** by funding targeted nesting structures and habitat work. The bill would create two competitive grant programs: one to place and maintain hen houses in the prairie pothole region and one to build breeding habitat and pay willing landowners in California. - Helps ducks such as mallards and gadwalls by raising nest success with hen houses and habitat improvements, addressing a key driver of population declines. - Gives States, Tribal and local governments, nonprofits, and individuals competitive grants to install and maintain hen houses in prairie potholes and to create nesting cover, brood ponds, and incentives for willing California landowners. - Would require the Interior Secretary to establish both grant programs within 180 days and directs $3.5 million per program each year for FY2026–2030, a total of $7.0 million per year. *Would authorize $7.0 million per year in federal funding for FY2026–2030.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for duck nesting and habitat: benefit, low. This bill would create two competitive grant programs to help breeding waterfowl. The Interior Secretary would have 180 days to start both programs. One program would pay to place, build, and maintain hen houses in the prairie pothole region. The other would fund breeding habitat work in California…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-2465: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-5164: Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act
- 119-s-3257: John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act
- 119-s-697: Air Traffic Control Workforce Development Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-2315 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2315)

## Related
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- [119-s-2465: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriati…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2465)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5164: Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5164)
- [119-s-3257: John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3257)
- [119-s-697: Air Traffic Control Workforce Development Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-697)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2315 (as of 2026-09-10).