Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2005
Latest action · May 17, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5296-5297)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2005 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which States and tribal governments may apply for grants to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make such land available for public access under State- and tribally-administered plans.
Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to exclude from excess base acreage computation for direct and counter-cyclical payment purposes certain conservation enrolled farm land not planted in an agricultural commodity.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2005 to Jun 5, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Mar 8, 2005 |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Mar 9, 2005 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Apr 6, 2005 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Apr 14, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Apr 26, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Jun 27, 2005 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Jul 21, 2005 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Jul 21, 2005 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Jul 21, 2005 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Sep 6, 2005 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Dec 12, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Feb 15, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Mar 7, 2006 | |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | May 17, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jun 5, 2006 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jun 5, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 17, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5296-5297)
- Mar 8, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Mar 8, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5296 | Kent Conrad D-ND | May 17, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-201 | LAND IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NATIONAL MEMORIAL; DESIGNATE THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER TRAIL AS HISTORIC; EXTEND THE ACADIA NATIONAL PARK ADVISORY COMMISSION; KALAUPAPA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK ADVISORY COMMISSION; AND STUDY OF MARITIME SITES IN MICHIGAN52 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 28, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1351 | Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2005 | Identical bill | Apr 4, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public under programs administered by States and tribal governments.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
- Agricultural conservation
- Agricultural subsidies
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals
- Birds
- Economics and Public Finance
- Environmental Protection
- Farm lands
- Federal aid to Indians
- Fishing
- Grants-in-aid
- Habitat conservation
- Hunting
- Indian lands
- Minorities
- Outdoor recreation
- Private forests
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Sports and Recreation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2005Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.