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H.R. 2316

U.S. House•Passed

Summary

H.R. 2316, the Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 25, 2025 by Rep. Jeff Hurd (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Nov 25, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-40. It is now Public Law 119-40.

Record

Text

H.R. 2316 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb2316/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 2316 EH: Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 2316
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025  .
2.
Availability of interest on obligations held in Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund
Section 3(b)(2)(C) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act ( 16 U.S.C. 669b(b)(2)(C) ) is amended by striking  2026  and inserting  2033 .
    Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-25
  2. Passed House2025-07-14
  3. Passed Senate2025-10-23
  4. Conference
  5. To President2025-11-25
  6. Became Law2025-11-25

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Public Law Nov 25, 2025

hb2316/public-law.md

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Public Law (11/25/2025)

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.

Introduced in House Mar 25, 2025

hb2316/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/25/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Jeff Hurd (R) sponsors H.R. 2316, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2316 went before 3 committees: Environment and Public Works, Natural Resources and Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee.

Environment and Public Works
Environment and Public Works
Discharged From · Oct 23, 2025 · 257 Bills
Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Reported By · Jul 10, 2025 · 395 Bills
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee
Hearings By (subcommittee) · Apr 8, 2025 · 24 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2316, the latest H. Rept. 119-191.

Actions

H.R. 2316 has taken 23 actions since Mar 25, 2025, the latest on Nov 25, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 25, 2025
House
Presented to President.
Nov 25, 2025
House
Signed by President.
Nov 25, 2025
House
Became Public Law No: 119-40.
Oct 23, 2025
Senate
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.Environment and Public Works Committee
Oct 23, 2025
Senate
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7734)

Votes

H.R. 2316 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2316 goes by 8 titles, 5 of them short titles.

  • 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. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025 — Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
  • Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 11 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2316 in 9 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Agriculture, Energy/Nuclear, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Natural Resources.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
THE CONSERVATION FUND—Virginia15—
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERSAdvocates for sportsmen and conservation federal policyMontana12—
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
THE CONSERVATION FUND15—
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS12—
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JACOB COOKE115
KELLY REED115
MICHAEL JOHNSON115
STACIA STANEK115
WILLIAM KELLEHER113
DIANE CIHOTA CASHOUR112
JOSEPH BLISS112
KADEN MCARTHUR112
LAWRENCE KEANE112
PATRICK ROTHWELL112
SEAN SMITH112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATIONNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION2025 fourth_quarter$1.6M4th Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATIONNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION2025 fourth_quarter$1.6M4th Quarter - Report
THE CONSERVATION FUNDTHE CONSERVATION FUND2025 fourth_quarter$220K4th Quarter - Report
THE CONSERVATION FUNDTHE CONSERVATION FUND2025 third_quarter$200K3rd Quarter - Report
THE CONSERVATION FUNDTHE CONSERVATION FUND2025 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report
THE CONSERVATION FUNDTHE CONSERVATION FUND2025 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
THE CONSERVATION FUNDTHE CONSERVATION FUND2025 second_quarter$117.5K2nd Quarter - Report
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERSBACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS2025 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
BACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERSBACKCOUNTRY HUNTERS & ANGLERS2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2316 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 1 legislative subject.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2316’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

hr2316/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2316 carries 1 of CRS’s legislative subject: Wildlife conservation and habitat protection.

hr2316/subjects.txt
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2316, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 25, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HURD of Colorado:H.R. 2316.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18[Page H1274]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com