US S659

Bill

Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2016

Introduced
03/04/2015

In Committee
01/20/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
01/03/2017

Introduced Session

114th Congress

Bill Summary

Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015 This bill revises a variety of existing programs related to hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, and wildlife. The North American Wetlands Conservation Act, the African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, the Great Ape Conservation Fund, and the Marine Turtle Conservation Fund are reauthorized through FY2020. The Toxic Substances Control Act is amended to exempt components of firearms and ammunition and sport fishing equipment and its components (such as lead sinkers) from regulations on chemical substances. The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act is amended to: (1) increase the proportion of funding from the Act that states may use for public target ranges, and (2) extend by 10 years a requirement that interest on wildlife restoration funds be allocated to finance certain North American wetlands conservation projects. The Department of the Interior must issue permits to allow a hunter to import polar bear parts (other than internal organs) provided that the hunter submits proof that the bear was legally harvested in Canada from an approved population before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened. The bill revises standards for determining what a baited area is for purposes of the prohibition on taking migratory game birds. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may not promulgate or enforce regulations that prohibit individuals from possessing a firearm in public areas in water resources development projects. The Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 is amended to authorize Interior to award a multi-year grant to carry out a long-term conservation strategy for great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, orangutans, or gibbons) and their habitats. The Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 is amended to make a wildlife management authority of a U.S. territory eligible for financial assistance for marine turtle conservation.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (1)

Dan Sullivan (R)*,

Last Action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 371. (on 02/24/2016)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/659/all-info

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/659/all-info
BillText	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114s659rs/pdf/BILLS-114s659rs.pdf
Bill	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114s659rs/pdf/BILLS-114s659rs.pdf.pdf
BillText	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114s659is/pdf/BILLS-114s659is.pdf
Bill	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-114s659is/pdf/BILLS-114s659is.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1099	Hunter and Farmer Protection Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.	Related
HR2406	SHARE Act Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.	Related
HR327	Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.	Related
HR335	Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 2015	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.	Related
HR897	Zika Vector Control Act	Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 570.	Related
S225	Hunting, Fishing, and Recreational Shooting Protection Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Related
S263	A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Related
S405	Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 15.	Related
S556	Sportsmen's Act of 2015	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 328.	Related
S561	A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date on which the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	Related
S595	A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to prohibit baiting exemptions on certain land.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Related
S721	A bill to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Related
S722	A bill to extend the date after which interest earned on obligations held in the wildlife restoration fund may be available for apportionment.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Related
S992	Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.	Related

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