US Congress Senate Bill 405 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 5 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-02-09 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 This bill revises a variety of existing programs to expand access to, and opportunities for, hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act is reauthorized through FY2025. The North American Wetlands Conservation Act and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act are reauthorized through FY2020. Components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) are exempted from regulations of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The proportion of funding from the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act that states may use for public target ranges is increased. Interior must issue permits for the importation of polar bear parts taken in sports hunts in Canada before May 15, 2008, which is the date the species was listed as threatened. The bill revises standards for determining what a baited area is for purposes of the prohibition on taking migratory game birds. Federal public land management officials must facilitate hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting on certain federal public land. Land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service must be open for hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting unless the managing agency acts to close the land. This bill provides special rules to expand access to federal land and waterways for film crews of five people or fewer. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may not prohibit individuals from possessing a firearm in public areas of a water resources development project. The National Park Service may not prohibit individuals from transporting bows and crossbows if certain requirements are met. Funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund are allocated for priority projects that secure public access to federal public lands for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.

Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015

Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]
Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]
Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]
Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]
Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-09	Senate	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15.
2015-02-05	Senate	Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S837-838)

SB350 (Related) 2015-02-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB263 (Related) 2015-01-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
HB1099 (Related) 2015-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
SB556 (Related) 2015-12-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 328.
SB561 (Related) 2015-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
SB659 (Related) 2016-02-24 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 371.
SB595 (Related) 2015-02-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
SB721 (Related) 2015-03-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
HB1669 (Related) 2016-11-16 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
SB992 (Related) 2015-04-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
HB2406 (Related) 2016-03-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
HB3173 (Related) 2015-08-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
HB2401 (Related) 2015-06-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
SB1999 (Related) 2015-08-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6391-6392)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/405/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s405/BILLS-114s405pcs.pdf