Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2021
Latest action · Dec 17, 2021 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218.
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.
- IntroducedJun 9, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2021
This bill provides support for aquatic conservation (e.g., coastal wetlands and fisheries), boating safety, and boating infrastructure.
For example, the bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, which provides funding for several things, including fisheries conservation and management, water and boating infrastructure, and recreational boating safety.
In addition, it revises the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund, which supports wildlife restoration, conservation, and hunter education and safety programs.
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on (1) the increasing use of nonmotorized vessels and their impacts on motorized and nonmotorized vessel access, (2) user conflicts at waterway access points, (3) the use of Sport Fish Restoration Program funds to improve nonmotorized vessel access and the reasons for providing such access, and (4) the use of Recreational Boating Safety Program funds for nonmotorized boating safety programs. The GAO must also consult with the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council and the National Boating Safety Advisory Council on study design, scope, and priorities for the report.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 9, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Jun 9, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jun 9, 2021Markup Jun 16, 2021Reported Dec 17, 2021 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2021Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
- Dec 17, 2021Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218.
- Jun 16, 2021Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 9, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jun 9, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 22, 2021S. 1995, Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2021As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 16, 2021
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. 117-767 | THE STATE OF OUTDOOR TOURISM, RECREATION, AND ECOTOURISM53 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jun 15, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act with respect to sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Advisory bodies
- Appropriations
- Coast guard
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of the Interior
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Hunting and fishing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Outdoor recreation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Solid waste and recycling
- Transportation programs funding
- Transportation safety and security
- Wetlands
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2021Reported to Senate
- Jun 9, 2021Introduced 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.
