US Congress House Bill 5022 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 14 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Pending: House Conservation and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase and extend through FY2023 the authorization of mandatory funding for the Department of Agriculture Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. (The program provides grants for state and tribal governments to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make the land available for access by the public for wildlife-dependent recreation, including hunting or fishing.)

Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2018

Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
2018-02-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2018-02-14	House	Introduced in House

SB2243 (Related) 2017-12-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8071; text of measure as introduced: CR S8071)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5022/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5022/BILLS-115hr5022ih.pdf