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Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2003

Introduced: November 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 21, 2003
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Nov 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Nov 7, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 7, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2003 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which States may apply for grants to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm and ranch land to voluntarily make such land available for public access and habitat-related activities under State-administered plans.

Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to exclude from excess base acreage computation for direct and counter-cyclical payment purposes certain conservation enrolled farm land not planted in an agricultural commodity.

What's happening now November 21, 2003

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 25, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 2, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3482: Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3482/
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"H.R. 3482: Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3482/.
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H.R. 3482, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3482/.
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