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S. 2735: Defending Hunters' Education Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Sep 6, 2023
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Sep 6, 2023

This bill authorizes the use of federal elementary and secondary education funds to purchase or use dangerous weapons for purposes of providing students with educational enrichment activities and instruction, such as archery, hunter safety education, or culinary arts.

Current law prohibits the use of these funds to provide any person with a dangerous weapon or training in the use of a dangerous weapon. The bill specifies that this prohibition shall not apply to the use of these funds for permissible program activities that provide students with educational enrichment activities and instruction, such as archery, hunter safety education, or culinary arts.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

14

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Jon Tester D-MT SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors2 events+6
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History

  1. Sep 6, 2023Introduced in the Senate by Jon Tester.
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  1. Sep 6, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 6, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.