SHARE Act
Latest action · Jan 29, 2014 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 249.
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.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement or SHARE Act - Amends the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act to establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture (USDA) on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting.
Requires the Advisory Committee to report annually to the Secretaries and to Congress.
Exempts the Advisory Committee from the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Abolishes the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2013 to Aug 2, 2013; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jul 23, 2013 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Jul 23, 2013 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | Jul 23, 2013 |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Aug 1, 2013 | |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Aug 1, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Aug 1, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Howard Coble | Aug 2, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2013Markup Oct 30, 2013Reported Jan 29, 2014 |
| Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jul 29, 2013Hearings Aug 2, 2013Discharged Oct 30, 2013 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2013Discharged Jan 29, 2014 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Aug 13, 2013 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-336, Part I.
- Jan 29, 2014Committee on Agriculture discharged.
- Jan 29, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 249.
- Oct 30, 2013Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged.
- Oct 30, 2013Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 30, 2013Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Aug 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
- Aug 2, 2013Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 29, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.
- Jul 23, 2013Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2013Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 8, 2013H.R. 2799, Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 30, 2013
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5348.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3197 | SHARE Act of 2013 | Related bill | Oct 15, 2013 |
| HR 3590 | SHARE Act | Related bill | Feb 10, 2014 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, recreational shooting, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SHARE Act
- Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- SHARE Act
- Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Animals.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 29, 2014Reported in House
- Jul 23, 2013Introduced in House
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