ACCESS Act
Latest action · May 22, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
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.
- IntroducedNov 30, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizing Critical Conservation and Enabling Sportsmen and Sportswomen Act or the ACCESS Act
This bill revises, reauthorizes, and establishes programs and entities regarding the conservation of wildlife and expanded access to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting on federal lands.
The bill makes permanent the authorizations for: (1) the program for the sale and exchange of public lands identified for disposal under approved land use plans, and (2) the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
The bill revises requirements for appointment to the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and reauthorizes the foundation through FY2022.
This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and the multinational species conservation funds.
The Department of the Interior shall convene a panel of experts on great apes to identify the greatest needs and priorities for their conservation.
Certain federal departments and agencies shall implement activities to protect water and wildlife to control invasive species on the lands which they manage.
The bill establishes Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize competitions regarding wildlife related concerns.
The bill establishes the National Fish Habitat Board and provides for the designation of Fish Habitat Partnerships by it.
Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
The bill amends the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges.
The bill declares that federal lands shall be open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting, unless closed in accordance with this bill.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 30, 2017 to May 3, 2018, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Nov 30, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Dec 21, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jan 16, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Jan 16, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Jan 29, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Feb 6, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Feb 23, 2018 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Mar 22, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Apr 9, 2018 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | May 3, 2018 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- Dec 21, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Dec 5, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Dec 5, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
- Dec 1, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Related bills 20
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 227 | Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act | Related bill | Feb 10, 2017 |
| HR 502 | Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act | Related bill | Dec 20, 2018 |
| S 509 | Federal Land Invasive Species Control, Prevention, and Management Act | Related bill | Mar 2, 2017 |
| S 593 | Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act | Related bill | Nov 15, 2018 |
| S 733 | Sportsmen's Act | Related bill | Jun 22, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Africa
- American Samoa
- Animal protection and human-animal relationships
- Aquatic ecology
- Asia
- Birds
- Caribbean area
- Congressional oversight
- Ecology
- Endangered and threatened species
- Firearms and explosives
- Fishes
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government trust funds
- Guam
- Hunting and fishing
- Intergovernmental relations
- International organizations and cooperation
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Mammals
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Outdoor recreation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Photography and imaging
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Puerto Rico
- Reptiles
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Tax-exempt organizations
- Television and film
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- User charges and fees
- Virgin Islands
- Water use and supply
- Wetlands
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2017Introduced in House
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