119th Congress Agriculture and Food
H.R. 1565: Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 and increases funding for the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP). This Natural Resources Conservation Service program provides state and tribal governments competitive grants to encourage owners and operators of privately-held land (i.e., farm, ranch, and forest land) to allow public access for hunting, fishing, and other wildlife-dependent recreation.
The bill also reauthorizes through FY2029 VPA-HIP funding to encourage public access to land covered by wetland reserve easements through agreements with states and tribal governments.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Dusty Johnson R-SDOriginal
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
- Michael Lawler R-NY
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA
- J. Hill R-AR
Who scored on this bill
- 1Debbie Dingell SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Debbie Dingell.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
- Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.