Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act
Latest action · Oct 6, 2023 Became Public Law No: 118-17.
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.
- IntroducedAug 1, 2023
- Passed HouseSep 26, 2023
- Passed SenateSep 27, 2023
- To the PresidentOct 4, 2023
- Became lawOct 6, 2023
Summary
Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act
This act authorizes the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds to purchase or use dangerous weapons for purposes of providing students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts.
Current law prohibits the use of these funds to provide any person with a dangerous weapon or training in the use of a dangerous weapon. The act specifies that this prohibition shall not apply to the use of these funds for permissible program activities that provide students with educational instruction or educational enrichment activities, such as archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 407 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed424–1 | Sep 26, 2023 |
Cosponsors 71
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 1, 2023 to Sep 19, 2023, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Original | Aug 1, 2023 |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Aug 4, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Aug 4, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Aug 4, 2023 | |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | Aug 4, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Aug 4, 2023 | |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Aug 8, 2023 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Aug 11, 2023 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Aug 11, 2023 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 6, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-17.
- Oct 6, 2023Signed by President.
- Oct 4, 2023Presented to President.
- Sep 29, 2023Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 27, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4709)
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2735 | Defending Hunters' Education Act of 2023 | Related bill | Sep 6, 2023 |
| S 2828 | Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act | Related bill | Sep 18, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 27, 2023Received in Senate
- Sep 26, 2023Engrossed in House
- Sep 20, 2023Reported in House
- Aug 1, 2023Introduced in House
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