US Congress Senate Bill 556 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-12-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 328.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sportsmen's Act of 2015 This bill revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. Federal public land management officials must facilitate hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting on certain federal public land. Land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service must be open for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting unless the managing agency acts to close the land. The bill provides special rules to expand access to federal land and waterways for film crews of five people or fewer. The National Park Service may not prohibit individuals from transporting bows and crossbows if certain requirements are met. Funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund are allocated for priority projects that secure public access to federal public lands for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.

Sportsmen's Act of 2015

Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-12-16	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 328.
2015-12-16	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-183.
2015-11-19	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2015-03-12	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
2015-02-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB384 (Related) 2015-02-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
SB350 (Related) 2015-02-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB405 (Related) 2015-02-09 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15.
HB1669 (Related) 2016-11-16 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
HB2401 (Related) 2015-06-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
HB3279 (Related) 2015-12-01 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB1814 (Related) 2015-04-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
HB4151 (Related) 2015-12-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
SB338 (Related) 2015-02-03 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 10.
SB2189 (Related) 2015-10-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
SB659 (Related) 2016-02-24 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 371.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/556/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s556/BILLS-114s556is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s556/BILLS-114s556rs.pdf