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HR 2591 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Firearms and explosives Hunting and fishing Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation Sales and excise taxes State and local finance Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act

Introduced: January 29, 2018 Introduced by: Scott, Austin Republican · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 12, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8133)
Sep 12, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 12, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8133)
Sep 12, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2591.
Sep 12, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8133-8134)
Sep 12, 2018
Mr. Gianforte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Aug 14, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-899.
Aug 14, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 695.
May 8, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 8, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
May 8, 2018
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Feb 15, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 7, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
May 22, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 22, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act of 2017

This bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make it one of the purposes of the Act to provide financial and technical assistance to the states for the promotion of hunting and recreational shooting.

The bill also prescribes a formula for the allocation of funds apportioned to a state that may be used for any activity or project to recruit or retain hunters and recreational shooters.

In addition to other uses authorized under this bill, amounts apportioned to the states from any taxes on pistols, revolvers, bows, and arrows may be used for hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment.

The funds apportioned to a state for wildlife restoration management may be used for related public relations.

If a state has not used all of the tax revenues apportioned to it for firearm and bow hunter education and safety program grants, it may use its remaining apportioned funds for the enhancement of hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment.

Up to $5 million of the revenues covered into the wildlife restoration fund in the Treasury from any tax imposed for a fiscal year on the sale of certain bows, arrows, and archery equipment shall be available to the Department of the Interior exclusively for making hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment grants that promote a national hunting and shooting sport recruitment program, including related communication and outreach activities.

What's happening now September 17, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 1 Republican 13
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Jun 27, 2018
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · May 10, 2018
Cheney, Liz
· May 8, 2018
Yoho, Ted
· Feb 5, 2018
Gaetz, Matt
· Jan 29, 2018
Mitchell, Paul
· Jan 29, 2018
Rooney, Francis
· Dec 21, 2017
Hice, Jody
· Dec 19, 2017
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Nov 30, 2017
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Nov 29, 2017
Mooney, Alexander
· Nov 29, 2017
Gianforte, Greg
· Nov 13, 2017
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Nov 13, 2017
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Nov 2, 2017
Flores, Bill
· Nov 2, 2017
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Nov 2, 2017
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Nov 2, 2017
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Oct 3, 2017
Collins, Doug
· Oct 2, 2017
Walz, Timothy
· Sep 28, 2017
 R
LaHood, Darin
Illinois · Sep 12, 2017
Rooney, Thomas
· Jul 25, 2017
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jul 18, 2017
Graves, Tom
· Jul 12, 2017
Ross, Dennis
· Jul 12, 2017
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 8, 2017
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Jun 8, 2017
Duncan, Jeff
· May 22, 2017
GREEN, GENE
· May 22, 2017
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · May 22, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2591: Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2591/
MLA
"H.R. 2591: Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2591/.
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H.R. 2591, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2591/.
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