H.R. 6788 119th Congress House

Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act

Official title: To release from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that land, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 17, 2025 Introduced by: Troy Downing Republican · Montana See on congress.gov

Public Lands and Natural Resources Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchLand use and conservationMontanaWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 2, 2026

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Aug 26, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Dec 17, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Dec 17, 2025

Introduced in House

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What's happening now September 2, 2026

Subcommittee Hearings Held

Hearings & markups 1

Legislative hearing on: H.R. 642 (Rep. Steube), “Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025”; H.R. 5470 (Rep. LaHoo…
Hearing Sep 2, 2026 · 10:00 AM EDT · Federal Lands Subcommittee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Federal Lands Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 3

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
for NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
TROUT UNLIMITED
for TROUT UNLIMITED · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
TROUT UNLIMITED
for TROUT UNLIMITED · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
3 filings
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
3 filings
SENATE
3 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
2 filings
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
2 filings
Bureau of Reclamation
2 filings
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
2 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
2 filings

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6788: Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6788/

MLA

"H.R. 6788: Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6788/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 6788, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6788/.

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