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HR 731 109th Congress House

Reaffirmation of State Regulation of Resident and Nonresident Hunting and Fishing Act of 2005

Official title: To reaffirm the authority of States to regulate certain hunting and fishing activities.

Introduced: March 1, 2005 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics AnimalsFederal-Indian relationsFederal-state relationsFishing
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 23, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.
Feb 9, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Feb 9, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E202-203)
Feb 9, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 23, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reaffirmation of State Regulation of Resident and Nonresident Hunting and Fishing Act of 2005 - Expresses the policy of Congress that it is in the public interest for each State to continue regulating the taking for any purpose of fish and wildlife. Prohibits congressional silence from being construed as imposing a commerce clause barrier to such regulation by a State or Indian tribe.

Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) limit the applicability or effect of any Federal law related to the protection or management of fish or wildlife or to the regulation of commerce; (2) limit the authority of the United States to prohibit hunting or fishing on U.S. lands; or (3) abrogate, abridge, affect, modify, supersede, or alter any treaty-reserved or other right of any Indian tribe as recognized by any other means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 4, 2005
Salazar, John
· Mar 1, 2005
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 1, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 731: Reaffirmation of State Regulation of Resident and Nonresident Hunting and Fishing Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-731/
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"H.R. 731: Reaffirmation of State Regulation of Resident and Nonresident Hunting and Fishing Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-731/.
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H.R. 731, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-731/.
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