H.R. 2316 · 119th Congress

Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025

Introduced on Mar 25, 2025 by Jeff Hurd (R-CO-3). 3 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-40.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-40
Introduced
Mar 25, 2025
Cosponsors
3
3 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to provide that interest on obligations held in the Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund shall become available for apportionment at the beginning of fiscal year 2033.

Subjects

  • Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Nov 25, 2025). Public domain.

Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025

This act extends until FY2033 a requirement for the interest earned on certain funds held in the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund to be distributed to states for carrying out certain wildlife conservation and restoration programs. Specifically, the act extends the period in which the interest earned on revenue generated from excise taxes on certain firearms, ammunition, and archery equipment must be used for wildlife conservation and restoration programs established under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. This requirement was set to expire at the beginning of FY2026. In the absence of this requirement, this funding would be distributed to states, according to a formula, for (1) wildlife restoration, (2) hunter education and safety, (3) multistate conservation grants, and (4) administrative costs.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jeff HurdR-CO-3Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 25, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 25, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Mar 25, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Apr 1, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
  5. Apr 8, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Discharged
  7. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Jul 10, 2025Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-191.
  10. Jul 10, 2025 · HouseReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-191.
  11. Jul 10, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 156.
  12. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. (text: CR H3224)
  13. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3224)
  14. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2316.
  15. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Jul 14, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  17. Jul 14, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  18. Jul 15, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  19. Oct 23, 2025Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  20. Oct 23, 2025 · SenateSenate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  21. Oct 23, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  22. Oct 23, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7734)
  23. Oct 23, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  24. Nov 25, 2025Presented to President.
  25. Nov 25, 2025 · HousePresented to President.
  26. Nov 25, 2025Signed by President.
  27. Nov 25, 2025Signed by President.
  28. Nov 25, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-40.
  29. Nov 25, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-40.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. THE CONSERVATION FUND4 reports
    $690K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPAI match · 95%
  2. Backcountry Hunters & Anglers2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  3. NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC.1 report
    $1.6M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.