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S.556: Sportsmen's Act of 2015
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 25, 2015
- Latest Major Action Dec. 16, 2015
- See the six similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Sportsmen's Act of 2015 TITLE I--NATIONAL POLICY (Sec. 101) This bill states U.S. policy that federal departments and agencies must: facilitate the expansion and enhancement of hunting, noncommercial fishing, and recreational shooting opportunities on federal land; conserve and enhance aquatic systems and the management of game species and the habitat of those species on federal land; and consider hunting, fishing, and recreational...
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 16, 2015 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 328.
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| Dec. 16, 2015 |
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-183.
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| Nov. 19, 2015 |
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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| March 12, 2015 |
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
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| Feb. 25, 2015 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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| Feb. 25, 2015 |
Introduced in the Senate by Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) |