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HR 3440 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Firearms and explosives Hunting and fishing Land use and conservation Monuments and memorials Outdoor recreation

Recreational Shooting Protection Act

Introduced: November 22, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 24, 2012
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Nov 29, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Nov 16, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Nov 16, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recreational Shooting Protection Act - Requires National Monument land to be open to access and use for recreational shooting, except as limited by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for one or more of the following: (1) reasons of national security, (2) reasons of public safety, and (3) to comply with an applicable federal statute.

Instructs the Director, before a restriction or closure becomes effective, to: (1) publish a public notice of the closure or restriction in a newspaper in the area where it will be carried out, and (2) report to Congress on the location and extent of, and evidence justifying, such closure or restriction.

Requires management of BLM National Monument land in a manner that supports, promotes, and enhances recreational shooting opportunities.

Prohibits the issuance of closures or restrictions on such land that are substantially similar to those that were previously issued and not approved by federal law.

What's happening now January 24, 2012

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4089 Related bill Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Republican 4
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Feb 2, 2012
Austria, Steve
· Jan 17, 2012
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 17, 2012
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Dec 8, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Dec 8, 2011
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Dec 8, 2011
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Dec 1, 2011
BURTON, DAN
· Nov 22, 2011
REHBERG, DENNY
· Nov 22, 2011
BARTLETT, ROSCOE
· Nov 18, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Nov 17, 2011
AKIN, W.
· Nov 16, 2011
Bishop, Rob
· Nov 16, 2011
Farenthold, Blake
· Nov 16, 2011
Franks, Trent
· Nov 16, 2011
GALLEGLY, ELTON
· Nov 16, 2011
Hultgren, Randy
· Nov 16, 2011
Hunter, Duncan
· Nov 16, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3440: Recreational Shooting Protection Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3440/
MLA
"H.R. 3440: Recreational Shooting Protection Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3440/.
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H.R. 3440, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3440/.
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