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HR 5186 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food Farmland Federal-Indian relations Hunting and fishing Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation State and local government operations

Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2023

Introduced: December 22, 2023 Introduced by: Dingell, Debbie Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 25, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Aug 11, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Aug 11, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2023

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and increases funding for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program. This Natural Resources Conservation Service program provides state and tribal governments competitive grants to encourage owners and operators of privately-held land (i.e., farm, ranch, and forest land) to allow public access for hunting, fishing, and other wildlife-dependent recreation.

What's happening now September 25, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 3
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 19, 2024
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Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
Washington · Mar 12, 2024
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Garamendi, John
California · Jan 30, 2024
Molinaro, Marcus
· Dec 22, 2023
 D
Vasquez, Gabe
New Mexico · Oct 11, 2023
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Aug 29, 2023
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Aug 11, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5186: Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5186/
MLA
"H.R. 5186: Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5186/.
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H.R. 5186, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5186/.
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