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HR 3333 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Agricultural education Agricultural research Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Hunting and fishing Land transfers Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation State and local government operations

HEARD Act

Introduced: September 26, 2017 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Aug 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Aug 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jul 20, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 20, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hunting, Education, and Recreational Development Act or the HEARD Act

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to dispose of federal lands under their respective jurisdictions by offering them for sale or exchange to units of local government in accordance with this bill.

The bill prescribes requirements for disposition of the gross proceeds of the sales of lands under this bill, including that:

  • 15% be paid to the state where the sale takes place to be used to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through grade 12, to supplement public support of institutions of public higher education, and to supplement state agricultural and natural resource agencies; and
  • 10% of such proceeds be deposited in a special account to be created in the Treasury which may be used for the acquisition of recreational beneficial lands and interests (providing an opportunity for hunting, recreational fishing, recreational shooting, recreational off-highway vehicles, or other recreational purposes, or to achieve better management of public lands through consolidation of federal ownership).
What's happening now August 8, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
Cheney, Liz
· Sep 26, 2017
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jul 20, 2017
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Jul 20, 2017
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 20, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3333: HEARD Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3333/
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"H.R. 3333: HEARD Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3333/.
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