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; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from 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 |
Committees 5
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 Nov 30, 2017 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Dec 5, 2017 | |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Dec 5, 2017 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2017 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred May 22, 2018 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2017 |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2017 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Dec 21, 2017 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2017 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Dec 1, 2017 |
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 Water, Power and Oceans.
- Dec 5, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Dec 1, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 195, November 30, 2017, page H9569.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45667 | Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act: Understanding Apportionments for States and Territories Archived | Report | Apr 5, 2019 |
| R45123 | Guns, Excise Taxes, Wildlife Restoration, and the National Firearms Act | Report | Mar 5, 2018 |
| R45103 | Hunting and Fishing on Federal Lands and Waters: Overview and Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Feb 14, 2018 |
Related bills 20
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the preservation of America's outdoor heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Authorizing Critical Conservation and Enabling Sportsmen and Sportswomen Act
- ACCESS Act
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
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
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.
