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S. 2363 113th Congress Senate

Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014

Official title: A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 20, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 24 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 10, 2014
Cloture on the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 56. Record Vote Number: 220. (consideration: CR S4377-4378; text: CR S4377)
Jul 10, 2014
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4377-4378)
Jul 9, 2014
Cloture motion on the bill presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4298; text: CR S4298)
Jul 9, 2014
Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 3491 made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4298)
Jul 9, 2014
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S4298-4324)
Jul 9, 2014
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Jul 9, 2014
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S4298)
Jul 8, 2014
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S4244-4246, S4248-4261)
Jul 7, 2014
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 12. Record Vote Number: 218. (consideration: CR S4210-4211; text: CR S4210)
Jul 7, 2014
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4197, S4210-4211)
Jun 26, 2014
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4095)
Jun 25, 2014
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S3997; text: CR S3997)
Jun 25, 2014
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3949, S3991, S3997)
Jun 24, 2014
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3903)
Jun 23, 2014
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3887)
Jun 19, 2014
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3845-3847)
Jun 5, 2014
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3433)
Jun 4, 2014
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3387)
Jun 3, 2014
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3345)
Jun 2, 2014
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3319)
May 22, 2014
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3245-3246, S2373-3278)
May 21, 2014
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 384.
May 20, 2014
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
May 20, 2014
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 97

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 3,493 – Of a perfecting nature. No recorded outcome Jul 10, 2014
SAMDT 3,492 – Of a perfecting nature. No recorded outcome Jul 10, 2014
SAMDT 3,491 – Of a perfecting nature. No recorded outcome Jul 10, 2014
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SAMDT 3,469 – To clarify a provision relating to the non-Federal share of the cost of acquiring land for, expanding, or con… No recorded outcome Jul 10, 2014
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 Latest action July 10, 2014

Cloture on the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 56. Record Vote Number: 220. (consideration: CR S4377-4378; text: CR S4377)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014 - Revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting.

Reauthorizes the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.

Gives the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to permit states to issue temporary electronic duck stamps (federal licenses required for hunting migratory waterfowl).

Exempts components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) from regulations of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Increases the proportion of funding from the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act that states may use for public target ranges.

Requires the Secretary to issue permits for the importation of polar bear parts taken in sports hunts in Canada before May 15, 2008 (when the species was listed as threatened).

Revises standards for determining what a baited area is for purposes of the prohibition on taking migratory game birds.

Directs federal public land management officials to facilitate hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting on federal public land. Makes land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the Forest Service open for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting unless the managing agency acts to close the lands.

Allocates funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for priority projects that secure public access to federal public lands that have significantly restricted access for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.

 Related & companion bills 14
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