Heinrich ... reintroduced the Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act, legislation to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scale up popular, locally-led, and voluntary big game migration pilot projects with private landowners, conservationists, and agriculture groups.
Introduce and support legislation to help the USDA scale up locally-led big game migration pilot projects involving private landowners, conservationists, and agriculture groups.
Occurrences
Heinrich, Sheehy Reintroduce Legislation to Scale Up Locally Led Big Game Migration Initiatives U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) reintroduced the Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act, legislation to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scale up popular, locally-led, and voluntary big game migration pilot projects with private landowners, conservationists, and agriculture groups.
The Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act Introduced in Senate ... This critical habitat ensures elk, mule deer, pronghorn antelope, and other migratory species are able to move between their summer and winter ranges, and take full advantage of the spring greenup.
Bipartisan legislation from U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) will help wildlife safely migrate through private, working lands by supporting farmers and ranchers' voluntary efforts to use wildlife-friendly fencing and other practices.
Evidence
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) reintroduced the Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act, legislation to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scale up popular, locally-led, and voluntary big game migration pilot projects with private landowners, conservationists, and agriculture groups.
Bipartisan legislation from U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) will help wildlife safely migrate through private, working lands by supporting farmers and ranchers' voluntary efforts to use wildlife-friendly fencing and other practices.
Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) have introduced the Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act into the Senate. This bill would expand voluntary efforts to improve wildlife habitat, including big game migratory habitat, on working lands.
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich ... reintroduced the Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act, legislation to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scale up popular, locally-led, and voluntary big game migration pilot projects with private landowners, conservationists, and agriculture groups.
Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Sheehy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
By Mr. HEINRICH ... [18AP] ... A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve wildlife habitat connectivity and wildlife migration corridors, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Assessments
Heinrich fulfilled the specific promise by introducing and supporting the Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act, which directly aimed to help USDA scale up locally led, voluntary big game migration pilot projects involving private landowners, conservationists, and agriculture groups. The promise was framed as introducing/supporting legislation, not securing enactment, so formal Senate introduction and reintroduction during his current federal term count as delivery.
Multiple reliable sources confirm that Senator Heinrich introduced and supported the Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act, aimed at scaling up locally-led big game migration pilot projects involving private landowners, conservationists, and agriculture groups, as promised. The legislative action directly matches the campaign claim, and no evidence indicates that the bill failed to be introduced or supported by the Senator during the same term.
Senator Heinrich introduced and supported the Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act, which directly aligns with the campaign promise to help the USDA scale up locally-led big game migration projects involving private landowners, conservationists, and agriculture groups. Multiple sources confirm both introduction and reintroduction of the bill, showing serious legislative effort. However, there is no evidence that the legislation was enacted or that the promised outcome was fully realized.