US Congress Senate Bill 2243 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on December 18 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 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)
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017 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 2017

Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]

Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-12-18	Senate	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)

HB5022 (Related) 2018-03-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2243/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2243/BILLS-115s2243is.pdf