The following Members of Congress have cosponsored legislation to permanently continue incentives for private land conservation.  Contact your Representative today to encourage their support or thank them for their leadership!

Ducks Unlimited has sent letters to all Members of Congress, thanking those who have already co-sponsored legislation to enhance conservation easements and asking for the support of those haven't.  See the letters here: 

CONSERVATION EASEMENT INCENTIVE ACT / RURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION EXTENSION ACT

Sponsored by Sen. Max Baucus (MT), Sen. Chuck Grassley (IA), Rep. Jim Gerlach (PA), and Rep. Mike Thompson (CA)

Co-Sponsors as of September 23, 2011 (267 total, listed by state):

Alabama:
Rep. Spencer Bachus
Rep. Jo Bonner
Rep. Terri A. Sewell

Alaska: 
Rep. Don Young

Arizona:
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva
Rep. Ed Pastor

Arkansas: 
Rep. Rick Crawford
Rep. Mike Ross

California: 
Rep. Joe Baca
Rep. Karen Bass
Rep. Xavier Becerra
Rep. Howard L. Berman
Rep. Ken Calvert
Rep. Lois Capps
Rep. Dennis Cardoza
Rep. Judy Chu
Rep. Jim Costa
Rep. Susan Davis
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo
Rep. Sam Farr
Rep. Bob Filner
Rep. John Garamendi
Rep. Mike Honda
Rep. Barbara Lee
Rep. Zoe Lofgren
Rep. Dan Lungren
Rep. Doris Matsui
Rep. Jerry McNerney
Rep. George Miller
Rep. Grace F. Napolitano
Rep. Devin Nunes
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
Rep. Linda Sánchez
Rep. Loretta Sanchez
Rep. Adam Schiff
Rep. Brad Sherman
Rep. Jackie Speier
Rep. Pete Stark
Rep. Maxine Waters
Rep. Henry A. Waxman
Rep. Lynn Woolsey

Colorado:
Sen. Michael F. Bennet
Rep. Diana DeGette
Rep. Cory Gardner
Rep. Ed Perlmutter
Rep. Jared Polis
Rep. Scott Tipton

Connecticut: 
Rep. Joe Courtney
Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro
Rep. Jim Himes
Rep. John Larson
Rep. Chris Murphy

Delaware: 
Sen. Christopher Coons

Florida:
Rep. Corrine Brown
Rep. Vern Buchanan
Rep. Kathy Castor
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
Rep. Alcee L. Hastings
Rep. Jeff Miller
Rep. David Rivera
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Rep. Dennis Ross
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Georgia: 
Rep. John Barrow
Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
Rep. John Lewis
Rep. David Scott

Hawaii: 
Rep. Mazie K. Hirono
Rep. Colleen Hanabusa

Idaho:
Rep. Mike Simpson

Illinois:
Rep. Jerry F. Costello
Rep. Danny K. Davis
Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez
Rep. Randy Hultgren
Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
Rep. Timothy V. Johnson
Rep. Daniel Lipinski
Rep. Don Manzullo
Rep. Bobby L. Rush
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Rep. Aaron Schock

Indiana:
Rep. Dan Burton
Rep. Joe Donnelly
Rep. Pete Visclosky

Iowa: 
Rep. Leonard Boswell
Rep. Bruce Braley
Rep. Steve King
Rep. Tom Latham
Rep. Dave Loebsack

Kansas:
Rep. Lynn Jenkins

Kentucky:
Rep. Ben Chandler
Rep. Geoff Davis
Rep. Brett Guthrie
Rep. John Yarmuth

Louisiana: 
Rep. Rodney Alexander
Rep. Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD

Maine:
Rep. Mike Michaud
Rep. Chellie Pingree

Maryland: 
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett
Rep. Elijah Cummings
Rep. C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
Rep. John Sarbanes
Rep. Chris Van Hollen

Massachusetts:
Rep. Michael E. Capuano
Rep. Barney Frank
Rep. Stephen F. Lynch
Rep. Ed Markey
Rep. Jim McGovern
Rep. Richard Neal
Rep. John Olver
Rep. Niki Tsongas

Michigan: 
Rep. Dan Benishek, M.D.
Rep. Dave Camp
Rep. Hansen Clarke
Rep. John Conyers, Jr.
Rep. John D. Dingell
Rep. Bill Huizenga
Rep. Dale Kildee
Rep. Sandy Levin
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter
Rep. Candice Miller
Rep. Gary Peters
Rep. Mike Rogers
Rep. Fred Upton

Minnesota:
Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Rep. Keith Ellison
Rep. John Kline
Rep. Betty McCollum
Rep. Erik Paulsen
Rep. Collin Peterson
Rep. Tim Walz

Mississippi:
Sen. Thad Cochran
Rep. Alan Nunnelee
Rep. Bennie Thompson

Missouri:
Rep. Russ Carnahan
Rep. Wm. Lacy Clay
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, II
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer

Montana:
Sen. Jon Tester
Rep. Denny Rehberg

Nebraska:
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
Rep. Adrian Smith
Rep. Lee Terry

Nevada:
Rep. Shelley Berkley

New Hampshire: 
Rep. Charles Bass

New Jersey:
Rep. Robert E. Andrews
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen
Rep. Scott Garrett
Rep. Rush Holt
Rep. Leonard Lance
Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo
Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.
Rep. Bill Pascrell
Rep. Donald M. Payne
Rep. Steve Rothman
Rep. Albio Sires
Rep. Chris Smith

New Mexico: 
Rep. Martin Heinrich
Rep. Ben Ray Luján

New York: 
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Rep. Tim Bishop
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke
Rep. Joseph Crowley
Rep. Eliot L. Engel
Rep. Chris Gibson
Rep. Michael Grimm
Rep. Richard Hanna
Rep. Nan Hayworth
Rep. Brian Higgins
Rep. Maurice Hinchey
Rep. Steve Israel
Rep. Pete King
Rep. Nita Lowey
Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy
Rep. Bill Owens
Rep. Charles B. Rangel
Rep. Tom Reed
Rep. José E. Serrano
Rep. Louise M. Slaughter
Rep. Paul D. Tonko
Rep. Edolphus "Ed" Towns
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez

North Carolina:
Rep. Howard Coble
Rep. Walter B. Jones
Rep. Larry Kissell
Rep. Patrick McHenry
Rep. Mike McIntyre
Rep. Brad Miller
Rep. Sue Myrick
Rep. David Price
Rep. Heath Shuler
Rep. Mel Watt

Ohio: 
Rep. Steve Austria
Rep. Marcy Kaptur
Rep. Steven C. LaTourette
Rep. Bob Latta
Rep. Jim Renacci
Rep. Tim Ryan
Rep. Betty Sutton
Rep. Patrick J. Tiberi
Rep. Michael Turner

Oklahoma:
Rep. Dan Boren

Oregon: 
Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Rep. Peter DeFazio
Rep. Kurt Schrader
Rep. David Wu

Pennsylvania:
Rep. Jason Altmire
Rep. Robert Brady
Rep. Mark Critz
Rep. Charlie Dent
Rep. Mike Doyle
Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick
Rep. Tim Holden
Rep. Patrick Meehan
Rep. Joe Pitts
Rep. Todd Russell Platts
Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz
Rep. Bill Shuster
Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson

Rhode Island: 
Sen. Jack Reed
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Rep. David Cicilline
Rep. Jim Langevin

South Carolina:
Rep. James E. Clyburn
Rep. Joe Wilson

Tennessee: 
Rep. Steve Cohen
Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr.
Rep. Phil Roe, M.D.

Texas:
Rep. Kevin Brady
Rep. John Carter
Rep. Mike Conaway
Rep. Henry Cuellar
Rep. Lloyd Doggett
Rep. Blake Farenthold
Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez
Rep. Gene Green
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
Rep. Sam Johnson
Rep. Ron Paul
Rep. Silvestre Reyes
Rep. Pete Sessions
Rep. Lamar Smith
Rep. Mac Thornberry

Utah:
Rep. Jim Matheson

Vermont:
Rep. Peter Welch

Virginia:
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Rep. J. Randy Forbes
Rep. Bob Goodlatte
Rep. Jim Moran
Rep. Bobby Scott
Rep. Rob Wittman
Rep. Frank Wolf

Washington:
Sen. Maria Cantwell
Rep. Jay Inslee
Rep. Rick Larsen
Rep. Jim McDermott
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Rep. Dave Reichert
Rep. Adam Smith

West Virginia:
Rep. Nick Rahall

Wisconsin: 
Rep. Tammy Baldwin
Rep. Ron Kind
Rep. Gwen Moore

Wyoming:
Rep. Cynthia Lummis

Conservation Tax Incentives