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H.R. 1565 119th Congress House

Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.

Introduced: February 25, 2025 Introduced by: Debbie Dingell Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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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
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Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Lobbying activity 9

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 4
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Jun 30, 2025
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Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
Washington · Apr 28, 2025
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Apr 7, 2025
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 11, 2025
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Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Feb 25, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1565: Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1565/
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"H.R. 1565: Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1565/.
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