Easement Incentive Cosponsors in the 112th Congress

A remarkable 299 Representatives have agreed to co-sponsor the new Conservation Easement Incentive Act (H.R. 1964) -- that's more than any other tax bill currently pending before Congress! The Senate's Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act, S.339, has 12 co-sponsors.

You can take action today by calling the capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 and asking your Members of Congress to co-sponsor:

Representatives can co-sponsor the Conservation Easement Incentive Act, H.R. 1964, by contacting Lori Prater (5-4315) in Rep. Gerlach's office or Carla McGarvey (5-3311) in Rep. Thompson's office.
Senators can co-sponsor S. 339, introduced by Senators Max Baucus (D-MT), Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Jon Tester (D-MT) by calling Tiffany Smith (4-4515) at the Senate Finance Committee.

There are still 15 House and 40 Senate co-sponsors from previous years who we need to sign-on to this year's bills! Thank them for their past support and it should be an easy ask. Click here for talking points and fact sheets.

View the detailed co-sponsor map

House: Co-sponsors of the Conservation Easement Incentive Act
Senate: Co-sponsors of the Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act
Members of Leadership or Key Committees

House: Co-sponsors of the Conservation Easement Incentive Act

LEAD SPONSORS:

Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA/1st)*
Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA/6th)*

CO-SPONSORS (299 total; by state):

Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL/1st)
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL/6th)
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL/7th)
Rep. Don Young (R-AK/1st)
Rep. Ed Pastor (D-AZ/4th)
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ/7th)
Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR/1st)
Rep. Tim Griffin (R-AR/2nd)
Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR/3rd)
Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR/4th)
Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA/3rd)
Rep. Doris Okada Matsui (D-CA/5th)
Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA/6th)
Rep. George Miller (D-CA/7th)
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA/9th)
Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA/10th)
Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA/11th)
Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA/12th)
Rep. Fortney Pete Stark (D-CA/13th)*
Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA/14th)
Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA/15th)

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA/16th)
Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA/17th)

Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA/18th)
Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA/20th)
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA/21st)*
Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA/23rd)
Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA/24th)
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA/27th)
Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA/28th)
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA/29th)
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA/30th)
Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA/31st)*
Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA/32nd)
Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA/33rd)
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA/34th)
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA/35th)
Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA/37th)
Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-CA/38th)
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA/39th)
Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA/43rd)
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA/44th)
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA/47th)
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA/49th)
Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA/51st)
Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA/53rd)
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO/1st)
Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO/2nd)
Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO/3rd)
Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO/4th)
Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO/6th)
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO/7th)
Rep. John Larson (D-CT/1st)*
Rep. Joseph Courtney (D-CT/2nd)
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT/3rd)
Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT/4th)
Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT/5th)
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC/At-Large)
Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL/1st)
Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL/2nd)
Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL/3rd)
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL/4th)
Rep. Katherine Castor (D-FL/11th)
Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL/12th)
Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL/13th)*
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL/18th)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL/20th)
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL/21st)
Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL/23rd)
Rep. David Rivera (R-FL/25th)
Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA/2nd)
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA/5th)*
Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA/8th)
Rep. John Barrow (D-GA/12th)
Rep. David Scott (D-GA/13th)
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI/1st)
Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-HI/2nd)
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID/2nd)
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL/1st)
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL/2nd)
Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL/3rd)
Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL/4th)
Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL/7th)
Rep. Janice Schakowski (D-IL/9th)
Rep. Robert Dold (R-IL/10th)
Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL/12th)
Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL/14th)
Rep. Timothy V. Johnson (R-IL/15th)
Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-IL/16th)
Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL/18th)*
Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL/19th)
Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN/1st)
Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN/2nd)
Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN/5th)
Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA/1st)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA/2nd)
Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA/3rd)
Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA/4th)
Rep. Steve King (R-IA/5th)
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS/2nd)*
Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY/2nd)

Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY/3rd)
Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY/4th)*
Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY/6th)

Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA/5th)
Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA/7th)*
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME/1st)
Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME/2nd)
Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD/1st)
Rep. Dutch Ruppersburger (D-MD/2nd)
Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD/3rd)
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD/6th)
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD/7th)
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD/8th)
Rep. John Olver (D-MA/1st)
Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA/2nd)*
Rep. James McGovern (D-MA/3rd)
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA/4th)

Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA/5th)
Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA/7th)
Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA/8th)
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA/9th)
Rep. William Keating (D-MA/10th)
Rep. Dan Benishek (R-MI/1st)
Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI/2nd)
Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI/4th)*
Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI/5th)
Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI/6th)
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI/8th)
Rep. Gary Peters (D-MA/9th)
Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI/10th)
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI/11th)
Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI/12th)*
Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-MI/13th)
Rep. John Conyers (D-MI/14th)
Rep. John Dingell (D-MI/15th)
Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN/1st)
Rep. John Kline (R-MN/2nd)
Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN/3rd)*
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN/4th)
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN/5th)
Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN/7th)
Rep. Alan Nunnelee (R-MS/1st)
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS/2nd)
Rep. Greg Harper (R-MS/3rd)
Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO/1st)
Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO/3rd)
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO/5th)
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO/9th)
Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R-MT/At-large)
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE/1st)
Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE/2nd)
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE/3rd)*
Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV/1st)*
Rep. Charles Bass (R-NH/2nd)
Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ/1st)
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ/2nd)
Rep. Jon Runyan (R-NJ/3rd)
Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ/4th)
Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ/5th)
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ/6th)
Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ/7th)

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ/8th)*
Rep. Steven Rothman (D-NJ/9th)
Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ/10th)
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ/11th)
Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ/12th)
Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ/13th)
Rep. Martin Heinrich (D-NM/1st)

Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM/3rd)
Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY/1st)
Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY/2nd)
Rep. Peter King (R-NY/3rd)
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY/4th)
Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY/5th)
Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY/7th)*
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY/8th)
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY/9th)
Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY/10th)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY/11th)
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY/12th)
Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY/13th)
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY/14th)
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY/15th)*
Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY/16th)
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY/17th)
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY/18th)
Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-NY/19th)
Rep. Chris Gibson (R-NY/20th)
Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY/21st)
Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY/22nd)
Rep. Bill Owens (D-NY/23rd)
Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY/24th)
Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY/27th)
Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY/28th)
Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY/29th)*
Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC/1st)
Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC/2nd)
Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC/3rd)
Rep. David Price (D-NC/4th)
Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC/6th)
Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC/7th)
Rep. Larry Kissell (D-NC/8th)
Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC/9th)
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC/10th)
Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC/11th)
Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC/12th)
Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC/13th)
Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH/1st)
Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH/3rd)
Rep. Robert Latta (R-OH/5th)
Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH/6th)
Rep. Steve Austria (R-OH/7th)
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH/9th)
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH/10th)
Rep. Patrick Tiberi (R-OH/12th)*
Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH/13th)
Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH/14th)
Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH/16th)
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH/17th)
Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK/2nd)
Rep. David Wu (D-OR/1st)
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR/2nd)
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR/3rd)*
Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR/4th)
Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR/5th)
Rep. Robert Brady (D-PA/1st)
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA/3rd)

Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA/4th)
Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA/5th)
Rep. Pat Meehan (R-PA/7th)
Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA/8th)
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA/9th)
Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA/11th)
Rep. Mark Critz (D-PA/12th)
Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA/13th)
Rep. Michael Doyle (D-PA/14th)
Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA/15th)
Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA/16th)
Rep. Tim Holden (D-PA/17th)
Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA/18th)
Rep. Todd Russell Platts (R-PA/19th)
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR)
Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI/1st)
Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI/2nd)
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC/2nd)
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC/4th)
Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC/6th)
Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN/1st)
Rep. John Duncan (R-TN/2nd)
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN/4th)
Rep. Diane Black (R-TN/6th)*
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN/7th)
Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN/8th) - pending
Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN/9th)
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX/3rd)*
Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX/8th)*
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX/10th)
Rep. Michael Conaway (R-TX/11th)
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX/13th)
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX/14th)
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX/15th)
Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX/16th)
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX/18th)
Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX/20th)
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX/21st)
Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX/22nd)
Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX/24th)*
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX/25th)*
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX/27th)
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX/28th)
Rep. Gene Green (D-TX/29th)
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX/30th)
Rep. John Carter (R-TX/31st)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX/32nd)
Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT/2nd)
Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT/At-large)
Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA/1st)
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA/3rd)
Rep. J. Randy Forbes (R-VA/4th)
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA/6th)
Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA/8th)
Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA/10th)
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA/11th)
Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA/1st)
Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA/2nd)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA/5th)
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA/7th)*
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA/8th)*
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA/9th)
Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-WV/3rd)
Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI/2nd)
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI/3rd)*
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI/4th)
Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI/5th)
Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI/6th)
Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY/At-large)

* Members of the Ways & Means Committee

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Senate: Co-sponsors of the Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act, S. 339

LEAD SPONSORS:

Senator Max Baucus (D-MT)*
Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA)*
Senator Jon Tester (D-MT)

COSPONSORS (12 total, by state):

Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT)
Senator Chris Coons (D-DE)
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Senator Jack Reed (D-RI)
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)*

* Members of the Finance Committee

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Members of Leadership and Key Committees

The members of leadership and the tax writing committees have a lot of influence over conservation tax incentives. For the most current information please visit these websites.

Members of key tax-writing committees:

Members of Leadership:

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Easement Incentive Cosponsors in the 112th Congress

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House: Co-sponsors of the Conservation Easement Incentive Act

Senate: Co-sponsors of the Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act, S. 339

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