U.S. Senate Bird Conservation Champions
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Bird Conservation Funding
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ranking Member of the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, supported efforts to boost funding for migratory bird conservation and invasive species control.
Sen. John Boozman
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Migratory Bird Conservation
Sen. John Boozman (R-AK) is a supporter of migratory bird conservation.
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Migratory Bird Conservation
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is a leader for migratory bird conservation from his position as Chair of the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee where he has supported major funding increases to reverse migratory bird declines.
Sen. Chris Coons
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Sen. Jeff Merkley
International Conservation
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) is sponsor of a bill that would fund conservation abroad.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Ocean Conservation
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is a strong supporter of bird and ocean conservation.
Sen. Cory Booker
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Bird Conservation
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is addressing numerous threats to birds, such as glass collisions, pesticides, and plastic pollution. Examples of legislation he has sponsored are: Federal Bird Safe Buildings Act, Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act, and Protecting Communities from Plastics Act.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Migratory Bird Protection
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) is a strong defender of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and a supporter of boosting funding for bird conservation programs.
Sen. Brian Schatz
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Endangered Hawaiian Birds
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) is a champion of endangered species recovery funding that has boosted conservation of threatened Hawaiian birds.
Sen. Martin Heinrich
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Sen. Martin Heinrich
Migratory Bird Conservation
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) is champion of the Recovering Americas Wildlife Act and the North American Wetlands Conservation Act.
U.S. House of representatives Bird Conservation Champions
Rep. Morgan Griffith
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
Rep. Morgan Griffith
Bird-Safe Buildings
Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) is a long time supporter of the Federal Bird Safe Buildings Act. The bill would prevent bird collisions by mandating federal buildings to implement proven strategies that reduce collisions.
Rep. Mike Quigley
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
Rep. Morgan Griffith
Bird-Safe Buildings
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL), sponsor of the Bird-Safe Buildings Act, has worked tirelessly for the last decade to advance this groundbreaking legislation to reduce the estimated one billion bird deaths from collisions with windows and buildings each year.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
Migratory Bird and Seabird Conservation
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) is a strong supporter of bird conservation, cosponsoring the bipartisan Migratory Bird Protection Act and the Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act.
Rep. Jared Huffman
Rep. María Elvira Salazar
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
Seabird Conservation
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) strongly supports seabird conservation, sponsoring Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act, Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act, and Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act, and Migratory Bird Protection Act.
Rep. Chellie Pingree
Rep. María Elvira Salazar
Rep. María Elvira Salazar
Migratory Bird Conservation
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) is a leader for migratory bird conservation as Chair of the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee where she has supported major funding increases to reverse migratory bird declines.
Rep. María Elvira Salazar
Rep. María Elvira Salazar
Rep. María Elvira Salazar
Migratory Bird Conservation
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) introduced the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023, which would reauthorize with increased funding a federal grants program for neotropical migratory bird conservation.
Rep. Ben Cline
Rep. Betty McCollum
Rep. Betty McCollum
Local Bird Conservation
Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) introduced the Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act. This bill would create a distinct grant program to advance community-led bird conservation projects.
Rep. Betty McCollum
Rep. Betty McCollum
Rep. Betty McCollum
Bird Conservation Funding
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN), member of the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, supported boosted funding for migratory bird conservation and invasive species control.
Rep. David Joyce
Rep. Betty McCollum
Rep. Debbie Dingell
Bird Conservation Funding
Rep. David Joyce (R-OH), Ranking Member of the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, supported efforts to boost funding for migratory bird conservation and invasive species control.
Rep. Debbie Dingell
Rep. Debbie Dingell
Rep. Debbie Dingell
Urban Bird and Ocean Conservation
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) led the introduction of the Urban Birds Treaty Act and Forage Fish Conservation Act which would improve habitats and food supplies for birds.
Rep. Ed Case
Rep. Debbie Dingell
Rep. Frank Pallone
Endangered Hawaiian Birds
Rep. Ed Case (D-HI) is a champion of endangered species recovery funding that has boosted conservation of Hawaii’s most threatened birds.
Rep. Frank Pallone
Rep. Debbie Dingell
Rep. Frank Pallone
Coastal Conservation
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) supports conservation of coastal ecosystems that benefit New Jersey's wildlife and people.