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119th Congress Agriculture and Food

S. 704: Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2025

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 25, 2025
  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, Feb 25, 2025

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

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

5

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Steve Daines R-MT SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. Feb 25, 2025Introduced in the Senate by Steve Daines.
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  1. Feb 25, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 25, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.