S 2243
115th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Farmland
Federal-Indian relations
Hunting and fishing
Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation
State and local government operations
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8071; text of measure as introduced: CR S8071)
Dec 18, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to increase and extend through FY2023 the authorization of mandatory funding for the Department of Agriculture Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. (The program provides grants for state and tribal governments to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make the land available for access by the public for wildlife-dependent recreation, including hunting or fishing.)
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8071; text of measure as introduced: CR S8071)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1