US Congress House Bill 3440 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 32)
Status: Introduced on November 16 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-01-24 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Requires National Monument land to be open to access and use for recreational shooting, except as limited by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for one or more of the following: (1) reasons of national security, (2) reasons of public safety, and (3) to comply with an applicable federal statute. Instructs the Director, before a restriction or closure becomes effective, to: (1) publish a public notice of the closure or restriction in a newspaper in the area where it will be carried out, and (2) report to Congress on the location and extent of, and evidence justifying, such closure or restriction. Requires management of BLM National Monument land in a manner that supports, promotes, and enhances recreational shooting opportunities. Prohibits the issuance of closures or restrictions on such land that are substantially similar to those that were previously issued and not approved by federal law.

Recreational Shooting Protection Act

Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]	Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO]	Rep. Steve Austria [R-OH]	Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]
Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]	Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]
Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Francisco Canseco [R-TX]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]
Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]
Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]	Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]
Rep. Alan Nunnelee [R-MS]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]
Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Joe Walsh [R-IL]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-24	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-11-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
2011-11-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

HB4089 (Related) 2012-04-18 - Received in the Senate.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3440/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3440/BILLS-112hr3440ih.pdf