• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee• Agriculture Committee• Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee• Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee• Appropriations Committee• Judiciary Committee• Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee• Natural Resources Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
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Authorizing Critical Conservation and Enabling Sportsmen and Sportswomen Act or the ACCESS Act This bill reauthorizes, authorizes, and establishes entities and activities for the conservation of fish and wildlife and opportunities for hunting and recreational shooting. The bill authorizes the U.S. Geological Survey to conduct critical monitoring, scientific assessments, and research in support of the binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin between the United States and Canada, facilitates the construction and expansion of public target ranges, and requires the Departments of Agriculture and of the Interior to establish a fee schedule for commercial filming and still photography operations on federal land. The bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Chesapeake Bay Program and the Chesapeake Bay Initiative. The bill establishes the National Fish Habitat Board and the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-Wildlife Services shall allocate funds to support states and tribes in their efforts to implement management strategies to address chronic wasting disease, and make grants to support the expansion and acceleration of applied research on such disease. The bill requires a National Academy of Sciences study on the transmission of chronic wasting disease in any species within the family Cervidae (the deer family) in the United States.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Advisory bodiesAnimal and plant healthAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsAppropriationsAquatic ecologyBirdsCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorEcologyEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFederal district courtsFirearms and explosivesFishesGovernment trust fundsHunting and fishingIntergovernmental relationsLakes and riversLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsMammalsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsPhotography and imagingResearch administration and fundingSolid waste and recyclingState and local financeState and local government operationsTax-exempt organizationsTelevision and filmUser charges and feesWater use and supplyWetlandsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
ACCESS Act
USA116th CongressHR-1326| House
| Updated: 3/26/2019
Authorizing Critical Conservation and Enabling Sportsmen and Sportswomen Act or the ACCESS Act This bill reauthorizes, authorizes, and establishes entities and activities for the conservation of fish and wildlife and opportunities for hunting and recreational shooting. The bill authorizes the U.S. Geological Survey to conduct critical monitoring, scientific assessments, and research in support of the binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin between the United States and Canada, facilitates the construction and expansion of public target ranges, and requires the Departments of Agriculture and of the Interior to establish a fee schedule for commercial filming and still photography operations on federal land. The bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Chesapeake Bay Program and the Chesapeake Bay Initiative. The bill establishes the National Fish Habitat Board and the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-Wildlife Services shall allocate funds to support states and tribes in their efforts to implement management strategies to address chronic wasting disease, and make grants to support the expansion and acceleration of applied research on such disease. The bill requires a National Academy of Sciences study on the transmission of chronic wasting disease in any species within the family Cervidae (the deer family) in the United States.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee• Agriculture Committee• Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee• Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee• Appropriations Committee• Judiciary Committee• Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee• Natural Resources Committee
Advisory bodiesAnimal and plant healthAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsAppropriationsAquatic ecologyBirdsCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorEcologyEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureFederal district courtsFirearms and explosivesFishesGovernment trust fundsHunting and fishingIntergovernmental relationsLakes and riversLand use and conservationLicensing and registrationsMammalsMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsPhotography and imagingResearch administration and fundingSolid waste and recyclingState and local financeState and local government operationsTax-exempt organizationsTelevision and filmUser charges and feesWater use and supplyWetlandsWildlife conservation and habitat protection