HR 1565
119th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025
Introduced: February 25, 2025
Introduced by:
Dingell, Debbie
Democratic
· Michigan
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Feb 25, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025
This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 and increases funding for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP). 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.
The bill also reauthorizes through FY2029 VPA-HIP funding to encourage public access to land covered by wetland reserve easements through agreements with states and tribal governments.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
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