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Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-704| Senate 
| Updated: 2/25/2025
Steve Daines

Steve Daines

Republican Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (3)
Roger Marshall (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation, titled the Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025, aims to reauthorize and strengthen the existing voluntary public access and habitat incentive program. It amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to provide significant financial backing for the program. The bill mandates $150,000,000 in funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. A specific allocation of $3,000,000 from this total is designated to encourage enhanced public access to land covered by wetland reserve easements, facilitated through agreements with States and tribal governments.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-1161
Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2023
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 25, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 28, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1565
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-1161
    Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2023


  • February 25, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 25, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • March 28, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1565
    Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1565: Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025

Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-704| Senate 
| Updated: 2/25/2025
This legislation, titled the Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025, aims to reauthorize and strengthen the existing voluntary public access and habitat incentive program. It amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to provide significant financial backing for the program. The bill mandates $150,000,000 in funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. A specific allocation of $3,000,000 from this total is designated to encourage enhanced public access to land covered by wetland reserve easements, facilitated through agreements with States and tribal governments.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-1161
Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2023
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 25, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 28, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1565
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-1161
    Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2023


  • February 25, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 25, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • March 28, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1565
    Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Steve Daines

Steve Daines

Republican Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (3)
Roger Marshall (Republican)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1565: Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted