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S. 704 119th Congress Senate

Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025

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

Introduced: February 25, 2025 Introduced by: Steve Daines Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
Agriculture and Food
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Feb 25, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1565 Identical bill Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025
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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 29, 2026
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Dec 17, 2025
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 11, 2025
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Feb 25, 2025
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Feb 25, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 704: Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-704/
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